A new species of Psydrax (Vanguerieae, Rubiaceae) from the Gia Lai Plateau, southern Vietnam

By

Quang, Bui Hong
Trân, Thé Bách‏
Ha, Thi Dung
Hai, Do Van
Huong, Nguyen Thi Thanh
Ha, Bui Thu
Son, Dang

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

149

Pages

99--107

Subjects

Gia Lai , new species , Psydrax , Rubiaceae , Vanguerieae , Vietnam

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.149.51710

 

Abstract

A new species of Rubiaceae,Psydrax gialaiensisB.H.Quang, T.B.Tran & V.S.Dang,sp. nov., is described and illustrated from the Kon Chu Rang Nature Reserve, Gia Lai Province, southern Vietnam. This species is characterized by having strigose branches and leaves, a conspicuously bulging, short corolla tube, an accrescent nectary disc and a style with a dense tuft of hairs, which clearly distinguishes it from the other species in the genus. A description, vernacular name, conservation assessment, illustration, photographs, and a key to the species ofPsydraxin Vietnam are provided.