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Issue: Vol. 479 No. 1: 7 January 2021
Type: Article
Published: 2021-01-07
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.479.1.12
Page range: 137–141
Abstract views: 15
PDF downloaded: 1

Camellia proensis (Theaceae, sect. Piquetia), a new species from Southern Vietnam

Tay Nguyen Institute for Scientific Research, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Xo Viet Nghe Tinh str. 116, Dalat, 66107, Vietnam. School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova str. 8, Vladivostok, 690090, Russia
Faculty of Biology, Dalat University, Phu Dong Thien Vuong str. 01, Dalat, 66106, Vietnam
School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova str. 8, Vladivostok, 690090, Russia. Botanical Garden-Institute, Far-East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Makovskii str. 142, Vladivostok, 690024, Russia
Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Popov str. 2, St. Petersburg, 197376, Russia
School of Natural Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova str. 8, Vladivostok, 690090, Russia
Faculty of Biology, Dalat University, Phu Dong Thien Vuong str. 01, Dalat, 66106, Vietnam
Southern Institute of Ecology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 1D, TL29 str., Thanh Loc Ward, District 12,, Ho Chi Minh city, 71500, Vietnam
Camellia proensis Lam Dong taxonomy Theaceae Vietnam Magnoliids

Abstract

A new species of the genus Camellia L. (Theaceae) from Southern Vietnam is described and illustrated under the name Camellia proensis. Morphological differences between C. proensis and closely related species in the genus Camellia L. (sect. Piquetia) were identified. C. proensis is easily distinguishable from C. honbaensis, C. piquetiana and C. longii by the yellow flowers; from C. dalatensis by the glabrous twigs and leaves; from C. dongnaiensis by light yellow flowers; from C. sonthaiensis by mature fruit flat-globose, 4.0–5.5 cm tall and 8.5–10.0 cm wide. Ecological environment and distribution were also provided for this new species. The images and type specimens of this species were processed and stored in Vietnam (holotype, isotypes, DLU).