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Issue: Vol. 683 No. 1: 29 Jan. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-01-29
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.683.1.3
Page range: 18-24
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Nymphanthus adenophorus, a new species of Phyllanthaceae from Vietnam

Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University, 1-21-30, Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 85 Tran Quoc Toan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Faculty of Forest Science, National University of Laos, Dongdok Campus, Xaythany District, Vientiane Capital, Laos
Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University, 1-21-30, Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
flora Indochina Malpighiales Phyllantheae taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Nymphanthus (Phyllanthaceae), N. adenophorus from Ninh Thuan Province, central Vietnam, is described and illustrated, along with its vernacular name and preliminary conservation status. The new species is similar to N. pireyi and N. nanellus, but distinguished by its terete and shorter floriferous branchlets with fewer leaves, larger leaf blades, faintly visible lateral veins, longer pedicels of male flowers, and accordion-folded discs of pistillate flowers.

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How to Cite

Yamamoto, T., Dang, V.-S., Souladeth, P. & Tagane, S. (2025) Nymphanthus adenophorus, a new species of Phyllanthaceae from Vietnam. Phytotaxa 683 (1): 18–24. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.683.1.3