Thismia kenyirensis (Thismiaceae), a new species from Taman Negeri Kenyir, Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

By

Siti Munirah, Mat Yunoh
Zakaria, Suzairi-Dome

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

221

Pages

61--72

Subjects

Brunonithismia , lowland dipterocarp forest , rare species

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.221.98571

 

Abstract

A new mycoheterotrophic species, Thismia kenyirensis Siti-Munirah & Dome from Peninsular Malaysia, is described and illustrated. Thismia kenyirensis differs from other previously described species in the following characteristics: the flower tube is completely orange, with alternating darker and paler-coloured longitudinal lines on the outer and inner surfaces, the outer tepals are ovate (petaloid), the inner tepals are narrowly lanceolate, each ending with a long appendage. According to the IUCN Red List categories and criteria, T. kenyirensis is provisionally classified as Least Concern.