Aristolochia cochinchinensis Do (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from southern Vietnam, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by a 6–8 cm long petiole with visible, cylindrical leaf scars, 5–9-flowered cymose inflorescences in clusters of two to four cymes, and a sessile utricle. Information about the distribution, habitat, and phenology as well as a comparison with four morphologically similar species (A. longeracemosa, A. poomae, A. pothieri and A. yalaensis) is provided. Synapomorphic characters such as an abaxially concave perianth and a completely monosymmetric floral limb with a complete fusion of the three sepals into one or two lobes places A. cochinchinensis in subgenus Aristolochia.
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1 August 2015
Aristolochia cochinchinensis (Aristolochiaceae), a New Species from Southern Vietnam
Truong Van Do,
Dat Quoc Nguyen,
Trung Quoc Tran Nguyen,
Stefan Wanke,
Christoph Neinhuis
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 52 • No. 3–4
August 2015
Vol. 52 • No. 3–4
August 2015