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Issue: Vol. 750 No. 1: 31 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-31
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.750.1.5
Page range: 51-57
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A new species of the genus Amorphophallus (Thomsonieae, Aroidea, Araceae) from the coastal area of Central Vietnam

Academy of Public Administration and Governace, 77 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam
Institute of Biology – Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; 18 Hoang Quoc Viet road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam; Graduate University of Science and Technology – Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet road, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nong Lam University, Hochiminh City Quarter 33, Linh Xuan Ward, Thu Duc City, Vietnam
Hanoi Pedagogical University 2, 32 Nguyen Van Linh, Xuanhoa, Phu Tho, Vietnam
Institut de Systématique Évolution Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, École Pratique des Hautes Études, Université des Antilles, Sorbonne Université, 45 rue Buffon, CP 50, 75005 Paris, France
Amorphophallus khanhhoaensis Araceae Carnose spathe Central Vietnam Dien Khanh Khanh Hoa Monocots

Abstract

Amorphophallus khanhhoaensis is described as a new species from central Vietnam. This species is morphologically similar to and therefore compared with A. cicatricifer (eastern Thailand and Myanmar), A. umbrinus (Vietnam), and A. ferruginosus (Laos). An updated key to the Vietnamese species of Amorphophallus is provided.

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How to Cite

Tien, T.V., Nguyen, van D., Dinh, Q.D., Le, C.T. & Hetterscheid, W. (2026) A new species of the genus Amorphophallus (Thomsonieae, Aroidea, Araceae) from the coastal area of Central Vietnam. Phytotaxa 750 (1): 51–57. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.750.1.5