Taxonomic studies of Araceae in Myanmar V: a new Alocasia species from Myanmar and Thailand

Abstract

A species new to science, Alocasia epilithica Serebryanyi, K.Z.Hein & Naive discovered in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar, is herein described and illustrated. This new species was also found to occur in the provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani of Peninsular Thailand. Detailed description, color plates, discussion of similar taxa, phenology, distribution map and a preliminary conservation status assessment are provided.

Alocasia sakonakhonensis (Araceae), a new species from northeastern Thailand

“…In Thailand, Boyce (2008) reported the discovery of nine species, Boyce and Sookchaloem (2012) recognized 10 described species, including one endemic species ( A. hypoleuca P.C.Boyce), and the most recently found in Thailand ( A. epilithica Serebryanyi, K.Z.Hein & Naïve) (Hein et al., 2022).…”

Taxonomic studies of Araceae in Myanmar VI: Amorphophallus mirabilis – a new species and a new record for the genus Amorphophallus

“…With those discoveries, Myanmar now harbours a total of 17 Amorphophallus species. This paper is the sixth in a series aiming at revising and documenting the diversity of the Araceae family in Myanmar (Naive et al 2020, 2022, Hein and Naive 2021, Naive and Hein 2021, Hein et al 2022).…”