Thismia latiffiana (Thismiaceae), an unusual new species from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

By

Siti Munirah, Mat Yunoh
Zakaria, Suzairi-Dome

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

188

Pages

105--114

Subjects

Hulu Nerus Forest Reserve , lowland dipterocarp forest , mycoheterotrophic , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.188.77061

 

Abstract

Thismia latiffiana Siti-Munirah & Dome, a new species from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, is described and illustrated. The new species differs from all other species of Thismia, described so far, in having golden trichomes that are present on the outer surface of its floral tube and mitre, as well as pyramidal protuberances on the inner surface of the floral tube. Additionally, it is remarkable in its supraconnective apically bearing two long trichomes. Thismia latiffiana is assigned a preliminary conservation status as Critically Endangered (CR) according to IUCN Criteria.