<i>Thrixspermum obyrneanum</i> (Aeridinae), a new species from Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia

Authors

  • Nopparut Toolmal Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom; University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6AH, United Kingdom; Thai Traditional Medicine Herbarium (TTM), 693 Bamrung Muang Rd., Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Ong Poh Teck Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), 52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
  • André Schuiteman Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United Kingdom. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6701-8158

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v22i2.52253

Keywords:

Kelantan, Narathiwat Province, ection Thrixspermum, taxonomy

Abstract

Thrixspermum obyrneanum (sect. Thrixspermum) is a new species described from Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand, and from Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia. It is morphologically similar to T. leucarachne but differs in the much shorter sepals and petals, tepals and lip pale yellow, lateral lobes of the lip 6–7 mm long, broadly triangular to ovate, with narrowly truncate and erose apex, mid-lobe 3.0–4.7 mm long, cylindrical to broadly triangular, obtuse.

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Published

2022-08-25

How to Cite

Toolmal, N., Teck, O. P., & Schuiteman, A. (2022). &lt;i&gt;Thrixspermum obyrneanum&lt;/i&gt; (Aeridinae), a new species from Peninsular Thailand and Malaysia. Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology, 22(2), 155–167. https://doi.org/10.15517/lank.v22i2.52253