@article{Thapyai_Wilkin_Chayamarit_2014, title={A rare endemic Thai yam rediscovered: Dioscorea inopinata Prain & Burkill (Dioscoreaceae) and its affinities}, url={https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiForestBulletin/article/view/24375}, abstractNote={<em>Dioscorea inopinata</em> Prain & Burkill was collected at Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park in 2002 for the first time in over 70 years. The specimens included female plants. This species was formerly known only from males. This allowed a full description and illustration of the species to be produced. The new morphological data are used to re-assess the plant’s relationships and origins. It appears to be a member of<br /><strong>Dioscorea</strong> sect.<em> Enantiophyllum</em> Uline with atypical wholly alternate leaves and obtuse to acuminate, more or less lanceolate tepals. It is endemic to Khao Sam Roi Yot and thus a candidate for autecological and conservation studies.}, number={32}, journal={Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany)}, author={Thapyai, Chirdsak and Wilkin, Paul and Chayamarit, Kongkanda}, year={2014}, month={Dec.}, pages={151–158} }