Goniothalamus roseipetalus Leerat., Chalermglin & R.M.K.Saunders, 2021
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A614336C-5EED-5E2D-8515-F4E67C0210EE |
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Goniothalamus roseipetalus Leerat., Chalermglin & R.M.K.Saunders |
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sp. nov. |
Goniothalamus roseipetalus Leerat., Chalermglin & R.M.K.Saunders sp. nov.
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Diagnosis.
Goniothalamus roseipetalus resembles G. scortechinii and G. uvarioides but is distinguished by its leaves with generally fewer secondary veins (15-22 pairs), wider sepals (24-35 mm), and wider inner petals (8-11 mm). It is also distinguished from G. scortechinii by its wider outer petals (14-25 mm), and is distinguished from G. uvarioides by its smaller, single-seeded monocarps (8-15 by 7-9 mm), borne on shorter stipes (3-5 mm).
Types.
Thailand: Narathiwat: Cha Nae, Du Son Yo subdistrict, 400 m alt., 15 April 2021, C. Leeratiwong 21 - 1706 (holotype PSU; isotypes BKF, KKU).
Description.
Shrubs to small trees, to 4 m. Young branches glabrous. Leaf laminas 15-40 by 3-13 cm, length/width ratio 2.8-5, elliptic to oblanceolate, apex generally acuminate (rarely acute to obtuse), acumen 3-10 mm long, base broadly cuneate, chartaceous, glabrous ab- and adaxially (sometimes sparsely pubescent over midrib); midrib strongly prominent abaxially, sunken adaxially; secondary veins 15-22 pairs, plane adaxially; tertiary veins percurrent, slightly distinct, lacking a ‘granular’ appearance abaxially; petioles 12-22 mm by 1.5-2.5 mm, glabrous to sparsely pubescent. Flowers solitary, often on main trunk (cauliflorous), rarely on older branches (ramiflorous), pendent; flowering pedicels 10-17 mm long, sparsely hairy; pedicel bracts ovate to broadly lanceolate, 2-4 by 2-3 mm. Sepals (violet-)pink, broadly ovate, 20-30 by 24-35 mm, basally connate (10-17 mm from base), apex rounded, glabrous ab- and adaxially, with sparsely hairy margins, venation distinct, 5-7-veined. Outer petals greenish-pink when young, (violet-)pink (green at claw) when mature, 25-45 by 14-25 mm with 4-10 mm-long claw, length/width ratio 1.7-2.2, fleshy, (lanceolate-)ovate, apex obtuse to mucronate, reflexed, sparsely hairy abaxially (more densely along margins basally), sparsely hairy (more densely apically) adaxially with velutinous basal region facing apertures between inner petals, midrib and venation indistinct ab- and adaxially. Inner petals 12-20 by 8-11 mm with 2-5 mm-long claw, length/width ratio 1.5-1.8, oblanceolate, densely hairy ab- and adaxially, greenish-pink when young, pale pink when mature, apex acute, lacking a glabrous lasteral flange on the inner petal claws. Stamens numerous, narrowly oblong, 3-4 mm long; connectives apiculate, papillate. Carpels 20-35 per flower, ovary oblong, 2-2.5 mm long, with white hairs; stigma and pseudostyle 2-3 mm long, stigma subulate, glabrous. Fruits with persistent calyx, immature fruits greenish-pink, mature fruits (pinkish-)red; fruiting pedicels 10-20 by 2-2.5 mm, sparsely hairy to glabrous. Monocarps 5-20 per fruit, 1-2-seeded, 8-17 by 7-10 mm, length/width ratio 1.1-1.7, ellipsoid to ovoid, apex apiculate, apicule 0.5-1.5 mm long, smooth, sparsely hairy, glossy, pericarp 1-2 mm thick, stipes 3-6 by 1.5-2 mm, moderately hairy. Seeds with mucilage, 9-11 by 8-9 mm, length/width ratio 1.1-1.6, ovoid, testa sparsely pubescent, rugose.
Phenology.
Flowering in March and April; fruiting in August (based on limited data).
Distribution and habitat.
Endemic to Peninsular Thailand, where it occurs in Narathiwat and Yala Provinces (Fig. 4 View Figure 4 ). Growing in shady and moist areas of tropical rainforests and forest margins between para-rubber plantations and remnant rainforests; 100-400 m alt.
Etymology.
In reference to the red pigmentation of the petals.
Local name.
Panan klip muang (ปาหนันกลีบม่วง) (general).
Additional specimens examined (paratypes).
Thailand: Yala Province, Bannang Sata , 350 m alt., 1 August 2020, C. Leeratiwong 20 - 1684 (PSU) ; Narathiwat Province: Cha Nae District, Du Son Yo subdistrict, 100 m alt., 6 March 2021, C. Leeratiwong 21 - 1705 (PSU) .
Discussion.
Although G. roseipetalus is yet to be included in a molecular phylogenetic analysis, it shares several morphological similarities with species in a clade (nested within clade ‘A1a’ sensu Tang et al. 2015a, b) that comprises G. loerzingii R.M.K.Saunders, G. macrophyllus , G. scortechinii , G. uvarioides and G. wrayi King. These species were previously classified by Bân (1974) within Goniothalamus subgen. Goniothalamus sect. Goniothalamus , and are characterised by their essentially glabrous vegetative shoots and petioles, percurrent tertiary leaf venation, generally fused sepals with distinct venation, short inner petals, apiculate staminal connectives, relatively few carpels per flower, thick-cylindrical pseudostyles with a broad, hairy stigma, and seeds with a hairy testa. Although G. roseipetalus shares most of these diagnostic characters, its stigmas are glabrous.
Goniothalamus roseipetalus is morphologically most similar to G. scortechinii and G. uvarioides . It differs from these species, however, as it generally has fewer secondary veins in its leaves (15-22 pairs, vs [18-]21-26[-32] in G. scortechinii and 24-35 in G. uvarioides ), larger sepals (20-30 by 24-35 mm, vs 8-24 by 8-23 mm in G. scortechinii and 12-16 by 5-13 mm in G. uvarioides ), and wider inner petals (8-11 mm, vs 5-8 mm in G. scortechinii and 7-8.5 mm in G. uvarioides ). It also has wider outer petals (14-25 mm) than G. scortechinii (8-14 mm), and can be distinguished from G. uvarioides by reference to its smaller monocarps (8-15 by 7-9 mm, vs 31-44 by 15-18 mm) with a single seed (vs four or five seeds per monocarp) and shorter stipes (3-5 mm, vs 12.5-17.5 mm). Goniothalamus roseipetalus also resembles the widespread species G. macrophyllus , although the latter species has creamy-white petals.
Goniothalamus roseipetalus also resembles G. calycinus J. Sinclair, a species that is endemic to Terengganu in Peninsular Malaysia ( Saunders 2003). Goniothalamus roseipetalus differs, however, in its flower position (with flowers borne on young or older branches in G. calycinus ), larger sepals (only 4.5-17 by 4-17 mm in G. calycinus ), wider outer petals (only 7-14 mm wide in G. calycinus ), larger inner petals (only 8-14 by 5-7.5 mm in G. calycinus ), and by the absence of a persistent calyx in fruits of G. calycinus .
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