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Studies on the genus Capparis L. (Capparaceae) in Lao PDR. V: A new species from limestones of the Luang Prabang Province

Keooudone SouvannakhoummaneSilvio Fici

subject

0106 biological sciencesCapparisSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaAcuminateCapparaceae Capparis Lao PDR sect. Monostichocalyx new species.CapparaceaePlant ScienceBiodiversityBiologyCapparalesbiology.organism_classificationCapparaceae010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesApex (geometry)TracheophytaMagnoliopsidaGenusBotanyPlantaeGynophore010606 plant biology & botanyTaxonomy

description

A new species of Capparis L., C. lianosa Fici & Souvannakhoummane, is described and illustrated from limestones of the Muang Ngoi District, Luang Prabang Province, in northern Lao PDR. Th e new species, belonging to Capparis sect. Monostichocalyx Radlk., is related to C. zeylanica L., differing in several characters as the shorter stipular thorns, the leaves with apex acuminate, the shorter, glabrous or glabrescent gynophore and the flattened stigma.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2020-03-16
10.5252/adansonia2020v42a5https://hdl.handle.net/10447/437738