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A new species of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) from Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park, Vietnam

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: A new species, Psychotria ngotphamii (sect. Psychotrieae), is described and illustrated from Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam. Psychotria ngotphamii is most similar to P. bonii Pit. but distinguished by its smaller leaf blades, shorter petioles, longer calyx and corolla lobes, and larger fruits. Photographs, vernacular name, preliminary conservation assessment, and a table comparing P. ngotphamii with its closest allies are provided.

Source: Phytotaxa

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.618.2.8

Authors: QUOC BAO NGUYEN, VAN TOAN EM QUACH, HUU DUC HUYNH, QUOC TRONG PHAM, BA VUONG TRUONG, TETSUKAZU YAHARA, SHUICHIRO TAGANE, VAN-SON DANG

Institutions: Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Kyushu Open University, Kagoshima University, Kurimoto, Ltd. (Japan), Kagoshima University Museum

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

OpenAlex ID: W4387246747

FWCI: 0.792

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