Sunday, April 21, 2024

[Botany • 2022] Gomphostemma phetchaburiense (Lamiaceae) • A New Species from A Limestone Karst in southwest Thailand

 

Gomphostemma phetchaburiense Bongch. & Poopath,
 
in Bongcheewin, Poopath & Paton, 2022. 
  
Abstract
Gomphostemma phetchaburiense, a new species from Phetchaburi Province, Thailand, is described and illustrated. A key to the species of Gomphostemma in Thailand is provided and conservation status and the dimorphic leaf characters are discussed.
 
Keywords: Gomphostemma; Lamiaceae; Primulina; convective heat; leaf serration; limestone
 

Gomphostemma phetchaburiense Bongch. & Poopath.
a. Habitat, showing plant growing outside the limestone karst with incised serrate leaf margins; b. cyme and lateral view of corolla; c. habitat, showing plant growing inside the limestone cave entrance with shallowly serrate leaf margins.
 —  Photos by a: Youngyut Rukkachatsuwan; b, c: Preecha Karaket.



Bhanubong Bongcheewin, Manop Poopath and Alan J. Paton. 2022. Gomphostemma phetchaburiense (Lamiaceae), A New Species from A Limestone Karst in southwest Thailand. Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. DOI: 10.3767/blumea.2022.67.01.07