Eight new species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae: Didymocarpoideae) from Thailand

Authors

  • David J. Middleton Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore 259569.
  • Naiyana Tetsana Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Somran Suddee Forest Herbarium, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Phahonyothin Road, Lat Yao, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • Carmen Puglisi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, U.K.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2023.51.2.08

Keywords:

endemic, karst limestone, taxonomy

Abstract

Eight new species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae) from Thailand are described: Microchirita candida, M. chonburiensis, M. formosa, M. fuscifaucia, M. poomae, M. rayongensis, M. striata and M. suwatii. With the addition of these species, 37 species are now recorded for Thailand, considerably more than any other country.

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References

Middleton, D.J. & Triboun, P. (2013). New species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae) from Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 41: 13–22.

Puglisi, C. & Middleton, D.J. (2017). A revision of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae) in Thailand. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore 69(2): 211–284. https://doi.org/10.26492/gbs69(2).2017-06

Puglisi, C., Middleton, D.J. & Suddee, S. (2016). Four new species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae) from Thailand. Kew Bulletin 71-2: 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-016-9614-0

Xin, Z.-B., Li, R.-F., Maciejewski, S., Fu, L.-F., Do, T.V. & Wen, F. (2022). Microchirita minor (Gesneriaceae), a new species from north-western Vietnam. PhytoKeys 215: 65–71. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.215.90859

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Published

2023-07-19

How to Cite

Middleton, D. J., Tetsana, N., Suddee, S., & Puglisi, C. (2023). Eight new species of Microchirita (Gesneriaceae: Didymocarpoideae) from Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), 51(2), 54–70. https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2023.51.2.08

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Vol. 51 No. 2 (2023)

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