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Issue: Vol. 705 No. 2: 13 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-13
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.705.2.9
Page range: 219-226
Abstract views: 217
PDF downloaded: 7

Didiclis chiangdaoensis (Selaginellaceae), a new species of the Bisulcata group from northern Thailand

School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091 Yunnan, China
Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63110, U.S.A.
PSU herbarium, Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
PSU herbarium, Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091 Yunnan, China
Doi Chiang Dao biosphere reserve limestone spike moss subalpine forest Pteridophytes

Abstract

A new lycophyte species, Didiclis chiangdaoensis (Selaginellaceae), is described and illustrated from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. The new species belongs to the Bisulcata group and can be easily distinguished by its extremely small plants (less than10 cm) and the entire margins of sterile leaves.

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How to Cite

Hu, Y.-P., Zhang, L.-B., Suwanmala, O., Chantanaorrapint, S. & Zhou, X.-M. (2025) Didiclis chiangdaoensis (Selaginellaceae), a new species of the Bisulcata group from northern Thailand. Phytotaxa 705 (2): 219–226. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.705.2.9