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Type: Article
Published: 2015-04-02
Page range: 223–229
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Another New Thai Argyreia Species (Convolvulaceae)

HRA, Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB, U.K.
Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400 Thailand Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400 Thailand M.Sc. Program in Plant Science, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Argyreia albiflora Argyreia wallichii cutin leaf anatomy leaf epidermis

Abstract

A new species of Argyreia (Convolvulaceae) from Thailand is described and illustrated: A. albiflora. The morphological distinctions of this new species and its relationships with allied species are discussed. Micromorphological evidence is presented using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and light microscopy (LM) demonstrating that microscopic features of the upper leaf surface are useful in separating species that are similar on a macromorphological level.