Flora of Nam Kading National Protected Area I: A new species of yellow-flowered Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae), S. namkadingensis

Phetlasy Souladeth, Shuichiro Tagane, Meng Zhang, Norikazu Okabe, Tetsukazu Yahara

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Abstract

A new species of Acanthaceae, Strobilanthes namkadingensis Soulad. & Tagane from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Bolikhamxay Province, central Laos, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by long spicate inflorescences consisting of 6-32 flowers, yellow corolla, the absence of long white hairs on the bracts and 4-6 seeds per capsule. Three DNA barcode regions of the partial genes for the large sub-unit ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (rbcL) and maturase K (matK) and internal transcribed spacers (ITS) are also provided.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-17
Number of pages7
JournalPhytoKeys
Issue number81
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 8 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science

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