Two new records for the flora of Vietnam: Sonerila (Melastomataceae) and Erycibe (Convolvulaceae)

Authors

  • Son Van Dang Institute of Tropical Biology http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-4141
  • Hong Quan Nguyen Phu Quoc National Park, 01 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, District Phu Quoc, Kien Giang Province
  • Hong Dung Pham Phu Quoc National Park, 01 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street, District Phu Quoc, Kien Giang Province
  • Van Ngot Pham Faculty of Biology, The Ho Chi Minh City University of Eudication, 280 An Duong Vuong Street, District 5, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Truong Mai Institute of Tropical Biology, VAST, 85 Tran Quoc Toan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City
  • Nghia Son Hoang Institute of Tropical Biology, VAST, 85 Tran Quoc Toan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2016.3.4.256

Keywords:

Sonerila, Erycibe, new record, Phu Quoc, Vietnam

Abstract

Two recently discovered species from Phu Quoc National Park in southern Vietnam, Sonerila bokorense S.H. Cho and Y.D. Kim (Melastomataceae) and Erycibe citriniflora Griff. (Convolvulaceae), provide new records for the flora of Vietnam. For each species a taxonomic description is presented, together with information on their distribution, habitat and ecology; color photographs of both species are also given.

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Son Van Dang, Institute of Tropical Biology

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Fig.1. Locality of Phu Quoc National Park, Vietnam.

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01-10-2016

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Dang SV, Nguyen HQ, Pham HD, Pham VN, Mai T, Hoang NS. Two new records for the flora of Vietnam: Sonerila (Melastomataceae) and Erycibe (Convolvulaceae). Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2016 Oct. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 4];3(4):349-53. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/256

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