A new species of Typhonium (Araceae) from Vietnam

Authors: Luu, Hong Truong Country: Vietnam DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.238.112973 Published: Jan. 1, 2024 Source: PhytoKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Araceae · Topics: Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies, Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics, Plant responses to water stress

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Typhonium obtusum is described as a new species endemic to Vietnam. It is unique in the genus in having an oblong-elliptic spathe limb with an obtuse apex and yellowish-greenish filiform staminodes with a down-curved acumen. The ecology, distribution and assessment of the conservation status of the new taxon, as well as a key to all known Typhonium species in Vietnam, are provided.

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