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Rhinacanthus spiciformis , a new species of Acanthaceae from northern Vietnam
Author(s) -
Lin ZheLi,
Hai Do Van,
Hu XiaoYing,
Deng YunFei
Publication year - 2020
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/njb.02746
Subject(s) - acanthaceae , biology , inflorescence , botany , iucn red list , pollen , eudicots , taxonomy (biology) , zoology
Rhinacanthus spiciformis Y. F. Deng, Z. L. Lin & D. V. Hai, a new species from northern Vietnam previously misidentified as R. calcaratus is described and illustrated. This new species differs from all other Asian species of Rhinacanthus in the inflorescence being unbranched or comprised of trifurcate‐branched spikes, and the lower lip of corolla with conspicuous purple stripes near throat and on lobes. The pollen morphology and chromosome number are presented. It is proposed to be accessed as Least Concern (LC) according to the IUCN categories and criteria.