Strobilanthes bolavenensis, a new species of Acanthaceae from Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos

KAITO YAMAZAKI; PHETLASY SOULADETH; SHUICHIRO TAGANE

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.513.2.6

Issue: Vol. 513 No. 2: 4 August 2021

Type: Article

Published: 2021-08-04

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.513.2.6

Page range: 152-158

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Strobilanthes bolavenensis, a new species of Acanthaceae from Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos

KAITO YAMAZAKI⁺⁻
PHETLASY SOULADETH⁺⁻
SHUICHIRO TAGANE⁺⁻

Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University, 1-21-35 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan

Faculty of Forest Science, National University of Laos, Dongdok Campus, 01170, Xaythany District, Vientiane Capital, Laos

The Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University, 1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan

Flora of Laos Indochina Lamiales Lao PDR taxonomy Eudicots

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A new species of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae), S. bolavenensis, is described from Bolaven Plateau, southern Laos. Photos and illustration are given together with information of habitat, ecology, vernacular name and preliminary conservation assessment based on IUCN criteria.

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