Wednesday, June 6, 2018

[Botany • 2018] Capparis hinnamnoensis (Capparaceae) • A New Species from the Deciduous Forest of the Hin Nam No National Protected Area, central Laos [Studies on the Genus Capparis L. in Lao PDR. III]


Capparis hinnamnoensis  Souvann. & Fici

in  Souvannakhoummane, Fici, Lanorsavanh & Lamxay, 2018


Abstract
A new species of Capparis, Capparis hinnamnoensis, is described from the Khammouan Province, central Lao PDR. The new species is characterized by the indumentum constituted by stellate, two-armed and simple hairs, and by the terminal racemes bearing trifid bracts and medium-sized flowers. It is so far known from a single locality in the Hin Nam No National Protected Area, where it has been observed in the deciduous forest on Permo-Carboniferous limestone. Its conservation status is assessed.

Key words: Capparis sect. Monostichocalyx, ecology, endemism, Khammouan Province, phenology

 Capparis hinnamnoensis. flowering branch.
(Photo by S. lanorsavanh).

Capparis hinnamnoensis Souvann. & Fici

Diagnosis: C. assamica Hook. f. & Thomson pilis stellatis, bracteis trifidis, pedicellis longioribus, petalis maioribus, staminibus et gynophoro longioribus differt.

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Capparis hinnamnoensis. flowering branch.
(Photo by S. lanorsavanh).



Keooudone Souvannakhoummane, Silvio Fici, Soulivanh Lanorsavanh and Vichith Lamxay. 2018. Studies on the Genus Capparis L. (Capparaceae) in Lao PDR. III: A New Species from the Deciduous Forest of the Hin Nam No National Protected Area. Webbia. DOI:   10.1080/00837792.2018.1470708