Lasianthus candidus V.S.Dang, Naiki & Yahara

Dang, Van-Son & Naiki, Akiyo, 2023, A revision of the genus Lasianthus Jack (Rubiaceae) from Vietnam, Phytotaxa 581 (1), pp. 1921-1935 : 1921-1935

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Lasianthus candidus V.S.Dang, Naiki & Yahara
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9.1. Lasianthus candidus V.S.Dang, Naiki & Yahara subsp. candidus (2021: 52) — Fig. 24 View FIGURE 24 (plate), Fig. 25 View FIGURE 25 (map) Type: — VIETNAM. Ha Tinh Province, Vu Quang National Park , 1760 m elev., 23 June 2016, Yahara T., Nguyen N., Toyama H., Tagane S.,

Okabe N., Nguyen H. V5877 ( holotype VNM! [ VNM00042876 View Materials ]; isotype DLU!, FU!, the herbarium of Iriomote Station ( Japan)) .

Specimens examined: — VIETNAM. Central: Ha Tinh Province, Vu Quang National Park , 1760 m elev., 18˚11’41.09”N, 105˚23’06.08’’E, in lower montane forest, 23 June 2016, Yahara T., Nguyen N., Toyama H., Tagane S., Okabe N., Nguyen H. V 5877 ( VNM) .

Distribution: —Endemic to Vietnam (known from the Vu Quang National Park, Ha Tinh Province).

Habitat & Ecology: —In lower montane of evergreen forests at 1600–1800 m elev.

Phenology: —Flowering from May to July. Fruits not seen. Vernacular name: —Xú hưƠng hoa trắng. Notes: — Lasianthus candidus is similar to L. henryi Hutch. (1916: 401) which is endemic to China based on leaf and inflorescences shapes, but differs from the latter in having fewer secondary veins (5–6 on each side of midrib vs. 7–8 on each side of midrib), longer petioles (8–10 mm long vs. 3–8 mm long), larger stipules (1.5–2 mm long vs. 0.5–1.2 mm long), and larger calyx tubes (1.5–2 mm long vs. ca. 1 mm long).

VNM

Institute of Tropical Biology

FU

Fudan University, Department of Biology

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