Thismia perlisensis (Thismiaceae), a new red-annulus Thismia species from Peninsular Malaysia
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: A new species, Thismia perlisensis, found during a scientific expedition in the Perlis State Park, is described and illustrated. The new species was discovered in a wetland forest on a limestone foothill. Morphological description, photographic data including habitat, and a key to the species of the Thismia Sect. Thismia Subsect. Brunonithismia recorded from Malaysia are provided. The new species is easily distinguished from the similar species, T. arachnites, T. javanica, T. tentaculata, and T. kenyirensis by the prominent reddish dome-shaped annulus instead of ring-like with rim, deeply trilobed stigma with bifid and subulate lobes, and claviform apices of the inner tepals.
Source: Phytotaxa
Authors: EDWARD ENTALAI BESI, QISTINA ANIS MAD JABAR, SYAMIL ABD RAHMAN, MOHD ZULKIFLY SAAD, AG SHAFFIE AG AHMADNI, RUSEA GO
Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4404894654