<i>Thismiaaliasii</i> (Thismiaceae), a new species from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia.

ABSTRACT: A new mycoheterotrophic species, Thismiaaliasii, is described and illustrated. This species inhabits a hill dipterocarp forest in mountains of eastern Peninsular Malaysia. Thismiaaliasii differs from other Thismia species by the following features: tepals equal in size and shape with different length of their appendages, appendages of the outer tepals shorter than those of the inner tepals (3.5 mm vs. ca. 26-32 mm long), stamen supraconnective at apex with three long filiform appendages and two acute appendages, and the margins of individual connectives abaxially raised into a conspicuous rib. With respect to floral morphology, T.aliasii should be placed to Thismiasubsect.Odoardoa. According to the categories and criteria of the IUCN Red List, T.aliasii i

SUBMITTER: Siti-Munirah MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11976305 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature