Four new species, a new variety, and a status change in Argostemma (Rubiaceae) from Thailand |
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| Authors: | Kitichate Sridith |
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| Institution: | Prince of Songkla Univ., Fac. of Science, Hat Yai, Songkla 90112, Thailand |
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| Abstract: | Four new species of Argostemma , all endemic to Thailand are described: A. thaithongae , restricted to northern Thailand; A. monophyllum , rather widely distributed in the easern half of Thailand: A. puffii and A. routundicalyx , both endemic to peninsular Thailand. Var. variabile is a new variety of the peninsular Thailand, species A. lobulatum. A. setosum , previously thought to be an endemic species of peninsular Thailand, is now considered to be a subspecies of A. laeve (Malay peninsula and Sumatra): A. laeve subsp. setosum , stat. nov. |
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