Wednesday, May 1, 2024

[Botany • 2017] Trigonostemon honbaensis (Euphorbiaceae) • A New Species from Mt. Hon Ba, Southern Vietnam


 Trigonostemon honbaensis Tagane & Yahara,  

in Tagane, Yahara, Dang, Toyama et Tran, 2017.

A new speciesTrigonostemon honbaensis Tagane & Yahara (Euphorbiaceae), sp. nov., from Hon Ba Nature Reserve in Khanh Hoa Province, southern Vietnam, is described and illustrated. DNA barcoding data of the rbcL and matK regions is provided. Trigonostemon honbaensis is most similar to T. longifolius Baill. ex Müll.Arg., but distinguished by its less hairy leaves, truncate leaf base (attenuate to obtuse in T. longifolius), larger petals, shorter staminal column, and anthers lacking appendages.

Key words: Euphorbiaceae, Hon Ba Nature Reserve, new species, Trigonostemon, Vietnam

 Trigonostemon honbaensis Tagane & Yahara, sp. nov.
A, flowering branch; B, portion of abaxial surface of leave; C, top branch; D, inflorescence; E & F, staminate flowers. 
A–E: 23 February 2014. 
 Scale bars G = 10 cm; H = 5 mm; J & K = 0.5 mm.


  Shuichiro Tagane, Tetsukazu Yahara, Van-Son Dang, Hironori Toyama and Hop Tran. 2017. Trigonostemon honbaensis (Euphorbiaceae), A New Species from Mt. Hon Ba, Southern Vietnam. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 68(1): 39–44.