Abstract
Macrosolen bidoupensis Tagane & V.S.Dang, sp. nov. (Loranthaceae) is newly described from Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Lam Dong Province, southern Vietnam. The new species is characterized by small broadly elliptic to circular leaves, sessile to short petioles, slightly cordate to rounded leaf bases, 4–5 pairs of lateral veins and a basally green corolla tube. An illustration, a summary of DNA barcoding of the plastid genes rbcL and matK, and a key to the species of Macrosolen in Vietnam are provided.
Highlights
Macrosolen (Blume) Rchb. is a small parasitic shrub in the family Loranthaceae
During botanical surveys in Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, Lam Dong Province, southern Vietnam in 2016, we encountered an undescribed species of Macrosolen
We here describe this new species as Macrosolen bidoupensis Tagane & V.S.Dang, and provide illustrations, and a key to the species of Macrosolen in Vietnam
Summary
Macrosolen bidoupensis (Loranthaceae), a new species from Bidoup Nui Ba National Park, southern Vietnam. Nickrent | Received 21 April 2017 | Accepted 15 May 2017 | Published 5 June 2017
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