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Fig. 9. Microchirita lilacina C.Puglisi. A. Unifoliate habit. B. Caulescent habit. C. Cristate 
inflorescence, fruit and side view of the flower. D. Front view of the flower. A from Middleton, 
D.J. et al. 5704", B-D from Middleton, D.J. et al. 5699. (Photos: P. Karaket) 
Provisional IUCN conservation assessment. Vulnerable VU Blab(iii). Puglisi et al. 
(2016) assessed this species as Endangered but since that publication several new 
localities have been discovered which have expanded the EOO to around <20,000 
km 2 . This new assessment recognises that the threats to the habitat of the species still 
exist but that its wider distribution reduces the overall threat. 
Additional specimens examined. THAILAND: Kanchanaburi: Sangkhla Buri, Tham Sukho, 
180 m, 17 Dec 2009, Pooma, R. et al. 7433 (BKF); Sangkhla Buri, c. 120 m, 29 Aug 1999, 
Chayamarit, K. etal. 1831 (BKF [2 sheets]). Mae Hong Son: Muang Mae Hong Son, Mae Surin 
National Park, 840 m, 21 Oct 2014, Middleton, D.J. et al. 5820 (E, SING). Tak: Umphang, Pha 
Phueang, 990 m, 8 Oct 2014, Suddee, S. et al. 4759 (BKF); Umphang, Doi Hua Mot, Suddee, 
S. et al. 3312 (BKF); Umphang, Umphang-Maesot road, 500 m, 19 Oct 2013, Pooma, R. et al. 
7894 (BKF); Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary, Doi Hua Mot area, 900 m, 18 Oct 2013, Pooma, 
