Lasianthus lecomtei Pit. 1924
Creators
- 1. Iriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, 870 Uehara, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, 907 - 1541 Japan. & Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 85 Tran Quoc Toan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. & Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam. & dvsonitb @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8681 - 4141
- 2. Iriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, 870 Uehara, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, 907 - 1541 Japan. & Iriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, 870 Uehara, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa, 907 - 1541 Japan. & naiki @ lab. u-ryukyu. ac. jp; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3235 - 2823 * Author for correspondence
Description
45. Lasianthus lecomtei Pit. (1924: 374) — Fig. 71 (plate), Fig. 67 (map)
Type: — VIETNAM. Da Nang City, 18 November 1911, Lecomte & Finet 1316 (holotype P! [P02285240]).
Specimens examined: — VIETNAM. Central: Lam Dong Province, Lac Duong District, 1700–1850 m elev., 15 March 1997, L. Averyanov, N. Q. Binh, N. V. Duy, P. K. Loc, VH2628 (P); Gia Lai Province, Kon Ka Kinh National Park, 1000–1200 m elev., 24 March 2021, Dang V.S., Truong B.V. & Le T.K.N., Dang 428 (VNM); in the same location, Kon Ka Kinh National Park, 1320 m elev., 25 March 2021, Dang V.S. & Truong B.V., Dang 428bis (VNM).
Distribution: —Endemic to Vietnam (currently known as Da Nang City, Gia Lai Province, and Lam Dong Province).
Habitat & Ecology: —Growing under a canopy of the evergreen montane forest at 1000–1400 m elev. It is found in the natural habitats where dominated by species of Rubiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fagaceae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, Sapindaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Ericaceae, Rutaceae, Meliaceae, and Symplocaceae.
Phenology: —Flowering and fruiting from February to September.
Vernacular name: —Xú hưƠng lecomte.
Notes: — Lasianthus lecomtei was described as new from a Vietnamese specimen by Pitard (Lecomte & Finet 1316). It is characterized by having ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves, secondary veins 6–9 on each side of midrib, bracts linear and 7–10 mm long, calyx lobes 4, and fruits ellipsoid, pyrenes 4.
Lasianthus lecomtei is similar to L. schmidtii K.Schum. (1902: 340) (synonym: L. kerrii Craib [1911: 396]) which was distributed in China, Thailand, and Vietnam, but differs from the latter in having ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves (vs. oblong to elliptic-lanceolate), apex acuminate to caudate (vs. apex acuminate) and styles 8 mm long (vs. 3 mm long).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- VNM
- Event date
- 1911-11-18 , 1997-03-15
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Lasianthus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Order
- Gentianales
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Scientific name authorship
- Pit.
- Species
- lecomtei
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Verbatim event date
- 1911-11-18 , 1997-03-15/2021-03-25
- Taxonomic concept label
- Lasianthus lecomtei Pit., 1924 sec. Dang & Naiki, 2023