Sonerila calcicola (Melastomataceae), a new karst dwelling species from Northern Thailand

• DOI: 10.1007/s12225-020-09901-8
• Publication Date: 2020-11-20T11:46:01Z
• Authors: Jarearnsak Sae Wai; Jer-Ming Hu
• Keywords: Indumentum; Melastomataceae

Sonerila calcicola J.Wai & J.M.Hu, a new species discovered from the limestone karst area of Tak province, Northern Thailand is here described and illustrated. Photographs, illustration, distribution map and comparison with the morphologically similar species, S. parishii Stapf, are also provided. Sonerila calcicola differs from S. parishii in having stout, succulent stems with a denser indumentum, creamy or yellowish white anthers, smaller hypanthium and ovary. This new species is confined to limestone substrate.