Two new records of fairy lanterns, Thismia (Thismiaceae) for the Flora of Laos

Authors

  • Phongphayboun Phonepaseuth Faculty of Environmental Sciences, National University of Laos, Dongdok Campus, Xaythany District, Vientiane Capital, Laos.
  • Truong Ba Vuong Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam.
  • Phetlasy Souladeth National University of Laos https://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-8563-1773
  • Takenori Yamamoto The Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University, 1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.
  • Thyraphon Vongthavone Association for Community Development (ACD), Salavan Province, Laos.
  • Deuanta Kongxaisavath Faculty of Forest Science, National University of Laos, Dongdok Campus, Xaythany District, Vientiane Capital, Laos.
  • Pham Quoc Trong Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam.
  • Shuichiro Tagane The Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima University, 1-21-30 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2024.52.2.07

Keywords:

Burmanniaceae, Dioscoreales, Indochina, mycoheterotrophic, Nam Kading National Protected Area

Abstract

Two species of the genus Thismia (Thismiaceae), T. angustimitra and T. javanica, from Nam Kading National Protected Area, central Laos, are recorded for Lao flora for the first time. The number of species of Thismia in Laos is raised to three, and a key to species of Thismia in Laos is provided.

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Published

2024-07-15

How to Cite

Phonepaseuth, P., Ba Vuong, T., Souladeth, P., Yamamoto, T., Vongthavone, T., Kongxaisavath, D., Trong, P. Q., & Tagane, S. (2024). Two new records of fairy lanterns, Thismia (Thismiaceae) for the Flora of Laos. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), 52(2), 56–61. https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2024.52.2.07

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Vol. 52 No. 2 (2024)

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