Abstract
A new species of Acanthaceae, Strobilanthes namkadingensis Soulad. & Tagane from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Bolikhamxay Province, central Laos, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by long spicate inflorescences consisting of 6-32 flowers, yellow corolla, the absence of long white hairs on the bracts and 4–6 seeds per capsule. Three DNA barcode regions of the partial genes for the large sub-unit ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (rbcL) and maturase K (matK) and internal transcribed spacers (ITS) are also provided.
Highlights
Strobilanthes Blume, consisting of ca. 400 species is one of the largest genera in the family Acanthaceae (Hu et al 2011)
We describe a new species of Strobilanthes from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Bolikhamxay Province, central Laos
Temperature in the lowland of Bolikhamxay Province varies between 20°C and 30°C, but in the high altitude areas of Nam Kading Protected Area it may drop to as low as 5°C during dry season from December to February (Hallam and Hedemark 2013)
Summary
Strobilanthes Blume, consisting of ca. 400 species is one of the largest genera in the family Acanthaceae (Hu et al 2011). We describe a new species of Strobilanthes from Nam Kading National Protected Area, Bolikhamxay Province, central Laos. Temperature in the lowland of Bolikhamxay Province varies between 20°C and 30°C, but in the high altitude areas of Nam Kading Protected Area it may drop to as low as 5°C during dry season from December to February (Hallam and Hedemark 2013).
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