Open AccessCanthium obscurum W. J. de Wilde & Duyfjes, sp. nov., a new name for a widespread, wrongly interpreted species (Vanguerieae-Rubiaceae)
Author(s) -
W.J.J.O. de Wilde,
B.E.E. Duyfjes
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
blumea
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2212-1676
pISSN - 0006-5196
DOI - 10.3767/blumea.2021.66.01.05
Subject(s) - biology , rubiaceae , herbarium , botany
A widespread Canthium species of upland northern Thailand, Laos, and China, known erroneously as C. parvifolium (described from India) or C. horridum (described from Java) is formally described as a new species Canthium obscurum . A photograph of fruiting twigs and line drawings of the flower are added. Canthium parvifolium is lectotypified by a herbarium specimen in P.