A new giant-leaved Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) from dry seasonal evergreen forest in Thailand

Authors

  • Stuart J. Davies Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
  • Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin Silvicultural Research Division. Forest Research Oftice, Royal Forest Department,
  • James V. Lafrankie Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Keywords:

Macaranga, Euphorbiaceae, new giant-leaved

Abstract

A new species of Macaranga with enormous trilobed leaves. that is common throughout central and northem Thailand is described and illustrated. In the past, this species has incorrectly been identified as M. gigantea (Rchb. f. & Zoll. ) MUll. Arg. by tleld botanists and in several ecological studies. In this paper. M. siamensis is described, and features distinguishing it from the closely related M. gigantea are summarized.

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Author Biographies

Stuart J. Davies, Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.

Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. 94300 Kota Samarahan. Sarawak, MALAYSIA. and Harvard Uni versity Herbari a. 22 Divinity Avenue. Cambridge MA 02 138. USA

Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin, Silvicultural Research Division. Forest Research Oftice, Royal Forest Department,

Silvicultural Research Division. Forest Research Oftice, Royal Forest Department, Chatuchak. Bangkok 10900. Thailand.

James V. Lafrankie, Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bukit Timah Road. Singapore 1025.

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How to Cite

Davies, S. J., Bunyavejchewin, S., & Lafrankie, J. V. (2014). A new giant-leaved Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) from dry seasonal evergreen forest in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), (29), 43–50. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiForestBulletin/article/view/24887

Issue

No. 29 (2001)

Section

Articles