A reassessment of the identity and rarity of Clerodendrum chlorisepalum (Lamiaceae) in Thailand and Vietnam

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  • James A. Wearn Herbarium, Library, Art & Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, UK.
  • Charan Leeratiwong Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand.

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Clerodendrum, distribution, Lamiaceae, Red List, taxonomy

Abstract

Re-examination of the type material of Clerodendrum chlorisepalum Merr. ex Moldenke, and additional, previously cited collections from Thailand and Vietnam, has necessitated a clarifi cation of the identity and rarity of the species. This is due to confusion with the much more common plant C. nutansWall. ex Jack. Clerodendrum chlorisepalum has been assessed as Vulnerable (VU B1ab(iii)+D) using the IUCN Red List categories due to redetermination of specimens and reappraisal of its distribution. Clerodendrum chlorisepalum is endemic in Vietnam and, therefore, hereby excluded from the Flora of Thailand. The Thai specimens are C. nutans.

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Wearn, J. A., & Leeratiwong, C. (2014). A reassessment of the identity and rarity of Clerodendrum chlorisepalum (Lamiaceae) in Thailand and Vietnam. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), (40), 121–124. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiForestBulletin/article/view/24166

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