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Burmannia larseniana (Burmanniaceae): a new species from Thailand
Author(s) -
Zhang Dianxiang X.,
Saunders Richard M. K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1999.tb00670.x
Subject(s) - perianth , biology , botany , sri lanka , ecology , south asia , stamen , pollen , history , ethnology
A new semi‐mycotrophic species, Burmannia larseniana , is described from northern Thailand. The species is related to B. pusilla , a species widely distributed in Cambodia, Vietnam, Burma, India and Sri Lanka, but can be easily distinguished from the latter by its succulent stem, single‐veined leaf, and the outer perianth lobes with double margins that encircle the inner perianth lobes. The ecological preferences of the species are also discussed.