A new species of Psydrax (Vanguerieae, Rubiaceae) from the Gia Lai Plateau, southern Vietnam

A new species of Rubiaceae, Psydraxgialaiensis B.H.Quang, T.B.Tran & V.S.Dang, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Gia Lai Province, southern Vietnam. This species is characterized by having strigose branches and leaves, a conspicuously bulging, short cor...

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Autores principales: Quang, Bui Hong, Tran, The Bach, Ha, Thi Dung, Van, Hai Do, Thanh, Huong Nguyen Thi, Thu, Ha Bui, Dang, Van Son
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7286933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32549747
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.149.51710
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Sumario:A new species of Rubiaceae, Psydraxgialaiensis B.H.Quang, T.B.Tran & V.S.Dang, sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Gia Lai Province, southern Vietnam. This species is characterized by having strigose branches and leaves, a conspicuously bulging, short corolla tube, an accrescent nectary disc and a style with a dense tuft of hairs, which clearly distinguishes it from the other species in the genus. A description, vernacular name, conservation assessment, illustration, photographs, and a key to the species of Psydrax in Vietnam are provided.

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