Goniothalamusroseipetalus and G.sukhirinensis (Annonaceae): Two new species from Peninsular Thailand

Charan Leeratiwong; Piya Chalermglin; Richard M K Saunders

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.184.73210

Goniothalamusroseipetalus and G.sukhirinensis (Annonaceae): Two new species from Peninsular Thailand

PhytoKeys. 2021 Oct 25:184:1-17. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.184.73210. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Charan Leeratiwong¹, Piya Chalermglin², Richard M K Saunders³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai Thailand.
² Agricultural Technology Department, Thailand Institute of Scientific & Technological Research, 35 Technopolis, Liap Khlong Ha Road, Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province 12120, Thailand Thailand Institute of Scientific & Technological Research Pathum Thani Thailand.
³ Division of Ecology & Biodiversity, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China.

Abstract

Two new Goniothalamus species (Annonaceae), G.roseipetalus sp. nov. and G.sukhirinensis sp. nov., are described from the southern limits of Peninsular Thailand (Narathiwat and Yala Provinces). Both new species resemble G.macrophyllus, G.scortechinii and G.uvarioides. The addition of these two new species brings the total number of Goniothalamus species in Thailand to 27. Separate identification keys are provided for flowering and fruiting specimens of the Thai species.

Keywords: Annonaceae; Goniothalamusroseipetalus; Goniothalamussukhirinensis; Thailand; new species.

Charan Leeratiwong, Piya Chalermglin, Richard M. K. Saunders.