Discovering and describing a new species from Thua Thien Hue Province, Central Vietnam
Thottea aroangensis T.A. Le, D. Dien & Tagane (Photograpy D. Dinh & T. A. Le)
The new species is a subshrub about 70-90 cm high, , inflorescence at base of stem close to ground level, campanulate perianth ca. 2.6 cm long, inside of perianth tube with creamy white patches, obscure perianth lobes very broadly triangular ca. 0.5 cm long, and 20 stamens in 2 whorls, which the combination of characters clearly distinguished it from all the previously known species of the genus. With low numbers of individuals, the species is recommended Critically Endangered (CR) (IUCN, 2012).
The result was published on Phytotaxa 513 (1): 069–074, 2021. For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.513.1.5
News: Le Tuan Anh, Mientrung Institute for Scientific Research, Vietnam National Museum of Nature, VAST
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