A taxonomic revision of Garcinia sections Dicrananthera and Macrostigma (Clusiaceae) in Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Garcinia sections Dicrananthera and Macrostigma (Clusiaceae) is revised for Thailand. Three species are enumerated, i.e., one species, G.thorelii belongs to the sectionDicrananthera, and two species, G.nuntasaenii and G.prainiana, are in the sectionMacrostigma. Detailed morphological descriptions and illustrations are provided, together with notes on distribution, habitats and ecology, phenology, conservation assessments, etymology, vernacular names, uses, and specimens examined. An identification key to the species of sectionMacrostigma is presented. One name, G.thorelii, is lectotypified here. For Garcinianuntasaenii we recommend a conservation status of Endangered [EN B2ab(v)] and for the other two species (G.prainiana and <

SUBMITTER: Ngernsaengsaruay C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565187 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature