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Piya Sukkharom¹, Pranom Chantaranothai^1,2, Pimwadee Pornpongrungrueng¹

¹Applied Taxonomic Research Center (ATRC) and Centre of Excellence on Biodiversity (BDC), Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

|January 26, 2026

Resumen

Se descubrió una nueva especie, Nymphanthus belliflorus, en Tailandia. Es similar a especies relacionadas pero difiere en la base hinchada del tallo, los detalles de las flores y el tamaño del fruto.

Área de la Ciencia:

Botánica
Taxonomía vegetal

Sus antecedentes:

El género Nymphanthus incluye varias especies con características florales distintas.
La identificación precisa de especies es crucial para la conservación de la biodiversidad y los estudios ecológicos.

Objetivo del estudio:

Describir una especie recién descubierta, Nymphanthus belliflorus, del noreste de Tailandia.
Diferenciar N. belliflorus de especies de Nymphanthus estrechamente relacionadas basándose en características morfológicas.

Principales métodos:

Análisis morfológico de especímenes de Nymphanthus belliflorus.
Estudio comparativo con N. chantaranothaii, N. glaucescens y N. huamotensis.

Principales resultados:

Nymphanthus belliflorus comparte rasgos florales con especies relacionadas, incluyendo márgenes de sépalos fimbriados.
Las características distintivas clave de N. belliflorus incluyen una base del tallo hinchada, ramitas jóvenes glabras, glándulas de disco amarillas-rojizas obdeltoides, pedicelos de flores pistiladas más largos (3,2-4,8 cm) y frutos más grandes (3,5-5,5 cm).

Conclusiones:

Nymphanthus belliflorus es una nueva especie distinta dentro del género Nymphanthus.
La descripción, distribución, datos ecológicos y estado de conservación proporcionados ayudarán en su estudio y protección.

Palabras clave:

Eriococcus Morfología Phyllantheae Phyllanthus Sección Nymphanthus Taxonomía

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