Balanophora papuana (Balanophoraceae), a newly recorded species for Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.20531/tfb.2024.52.2.09Keywords:
biodiversity, flora of Thailand, new record, Peninsular Thailand, root-holoparasite, taxonomyAbstract
This paper presents a new record to the flora of Thailand: Balanophora papuana. The species is characterised by its unique morphology, notably a tuber that branches into numerous small ovoid to sub-globose tubers, each with a verrucose surface. Additionally, the species exhibits a distinct opposite decussate phyllotaxy with 4–5 leaves. A morphological description, distribution, ecology, vernacular name, and illustration of the species are provided, based on female herbarium specimens collected from Narathiwat and Yala Provinces, Southern Thailand.
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