Thursday, December 3, 2020

[Botany • 2020] Argostemma lamxayanum, A. lobbioides, A. vientianense, et al. • Six New Species of Argostemma Wall. (Rubiaceae) from Laos


 Argostemma vientianense Lanors. & Chantar.,
Argostemma longisepalum Lanors. & Chantar.,  
Argostemma svengsuksae Lanors., Chantar. & Souvann. & 
Argostemma lamxayanum Lanors. & Chantar.

in Lanorsavanh, Chantaranothai & Souvannakhoummane, 2020.
ສະກຸນດາວຫີນ  DOI: 10.1111/njb.02714 
  KKU.ac.th 

Abstract
Argostemma Wall. is a large genus of herbaceous plants in the tribe Argostemmateae (Rubiaceae–Rubioideae), mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and its taxonomy is far from completely known. Eight species of Argostemma were previously reported from Laos, but we here add six more species (Argostemma lamxayanum, A. lobbioides, A. longisepalum, A. paksongense, A. svengsuksae and A. vientianense) which are all new to science. The new species were found in limestone habitats in southern and central Laos. Detailed descriptions, illustrations, photographs and a key to all the known species in Laos are provided.


Argostemma lamxayanum sp. nov.
(A) habitat and habit, (B) habit, (C) inflorescence 
Photos by S. Lanorsavanh.

Argostemma lamxayanum Lanors. & Chantar., sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific epithet is to honor Associate Prof. Vichith Lamxay, Dept of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, National Univ. of Laos, who encouraged the first author to intensively study the Lao Flora.



Argostemma lobbioides Lanors., Chantar. & Souvann., sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific epithet lobbioides refers to its morphological similarity to A. lobbii.



Argostemma longisepalum Lanors. & Chantar., sp. nov.

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the long sepal.



Argostemma paksongense Lanors. & Chantar., sp. nov. 

Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Paksong district where the species grows.




Argostemma svengsuksae Lanors., Chantar. & Souvann., sp. nov.


Etymology: The taxon is named after emeritus Associate Prof. Bouakhaykhone Svengsuksa, Dept of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, National Univ. of Laos, who directed the first author to study the flowering plants for the Lao Flora.



Argostemma vientianense Lanors. & Chantar., sp. nov.


Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the Vientiane province, the collection locality.

 
Soulivanh Lanorsavanh, Pranom Chantaranothai and Keooudone Souvannakhoummane. 2020. Six New Species of Argostemma Wall. (Rubiaceae) from Laos. Nordic Journal of Botany. 38(10); DOI: 10.1111/njb.02714

           

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 ພົບ 6 ພືດຊະນິດໃໝ່ໃນປະເທດລາວ ຕະກຸນດອກເຂັມ ສະກຸນດາວຫີນ Argostemma Wall. (Rubiaceae) 
✨ ຕີພິມລ່າສຸດໃນ Nordic Journal of Botany ວັນທີ 13/10/2020 
ຊົມເຊີຍ Soulivanh Lanorsavanh ນັກຄົ້ນຄວ້າຄະນະວິທະຍາສາດທຳມະຊາດ ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ,  Keooudonia Souvanakhoummanianum ຜູ້ຈັດການຂໍ້ມູນພາເຂົ້າລາວ/ນັກຄົ້ນຄວ້າກ່ຽວກັບພືດສາດ ,​ ແລະ  Pranom Chantaranothai ນັກຄົ້ນຄວ້າ ຄະນະວິທະຍາສາດທຳມະຊາດ ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລຂອນແກ່ນ ປະເທດໄທ

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