Capparis kbangensis (Capparaceae), a new species from central Vietnam

Danh Thuong Sy; Do Van Hai; Ritesh Kumar Choudhary; The Bach Tran; Hoang Mau Chu; Huu Quan Nguyen; Thi Thu Nga Nguyen; Gordon C Tucker; Joongku Lee

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.151.50477

Capparis kbangensis (Capparaceae), a new species from central Vietnam

PhytoKeys. 2020 Jun 17:151:83-91. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.151.50477. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Danh Thuong Sy¹, Do Van Hai², Ritesh Kumar Choudhary³, The Bach Tran², Hoang Mau Chu¹, Huu Quan Nguyen¹, Thi Thu Nga Nguyen¹, Gordon C Tucker⁴, Joongku Lee⁵

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Biology, TNU-University of Education, 20 Luong Ngoc Quyen, Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam TNU-University of Education Thai Nguyen City Vietnam.
² Department of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources Hanoi Vietnam.
³ Biodiversity & Palaeobiology Group, Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agharkar Road, Pune-411-004, India Agharkar Research Institute Pune India.
⁴ Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, Illinois 61920-3099, USA Eastern Illinois University Charleston United States of America.
⁵ Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, South Korea Chungnam National University Daejeon South Korea.

Abstract

Capparis kbangensis Sy & D.V. Hai, a new species from Kbang District, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam, is described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically similar to Capparis versicolor but differs by several characters such as emarginate leaf apex, hairy margin of sepals, smaller fruits, and fewer seeds per fruit. Its ecology and conservation status are provided along with a taxonomic key to the closely allied species.

Keywords: Capers; Capparis versicolor; Gia Lai Province; taxonomy.

Danh Thuong Sy, Do Van Hai, Ritesh Kumar Choudhary, The Bach Tran, Hoang Mau Chu, Huu Quan Nguyen, Thi Thu Nga Nguyen, Gordon C. Tucker, Joongku Lee.