Four new species of Breynia (Phyllanthaceae / Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) and one new combination from Thailand and Malaysia

Authors

  • Peter C. Van Welzen Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
  • Kanchana Pruesapan Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, National Herbarium of the Netherlands, Leiden University, P.O. Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

Keywords:

Breynia, Euphorbiaceae, Malay Peninsula, Phyllanthaceae, Sauropus, Thailand

Abstract

Four new species in Breynia are described. These species belong in fact to the genus Sauropus, but this publication anticipates the formal transfer of all Sauropus species to Breynia. Breynia lithophila sp. nov., B. carnosa sp. nov., and B. obscura sp. nov. are local endemic species hanging down from limestone rocks. Breynia repens sp. nov. is found on the ground in rainforest and displays a variegated leaf. Three of the species are new for Thailand, and one is new for the Malay Peninsula. The new Malay species was formerly tentatively identifi ed as ‘Sauropus calcareus’: this species is described again here and the new combination Breynia calcarea is made.

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How to Cite

Van Welzen, P. C., & Pruesapan, K. (2014). Four new species of Breynia (Phyllanthaceae / Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) and one new combination from Thailand and Malaysia. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), (38), 111–119. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiForestBulletin/article/view/24392

Issue

No. 38 (2010)

Section

Articles