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A new species and a new record of Bambusa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Thailand

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Thailand is situated in the region of high Bambusa biodiversity which extends from southern China to the Indochinese Peninsula. However, our understanding of Bambusa diversity and biogeography in this region remains incomplete, due to the lack of both local expertise and diagnostic characters on specimens, especially reproductive parts, which are relatively rare occurrences in the wild. Ongoing botanical surveys and flora projects in this region have led to the discovery of new Bambusa species in recent years. Here, a new species, B. lituiformis, and the first record from Thailand of B. nghiana, a Vietnamese species, are reported. The new species and record are described and illustrated from complete collections, using both vegetative and reproductive parts.

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This work was supported by the National Science Museum, Thailand (NSM) as part of the Species Diversity and Germplasm Collection of Bamboos, genus Bambusa and genus Schizostachyum, in Thailand Project. It also coordinated with the Flora of Thailand Project organised by the Forest Herbarium of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Faculty of Forestry of Kasetsart University, and Faculty of Pharmacy of Mahidol University.

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  1. Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, 447 Si Ayutthaya Rd., Ratchathewi, Bangkok, Thailand, 10400

    Watchara Arthan

  2. Baan Sammi Nature Resort and Bamboo Garden, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai, 50220, Thailand

    Dieter Ohrnberger

  3. Forest Biology Department, Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, 50 Phaholyothin Rd., Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, 10900

    Sarawood Sungkaew & Arnupap Janloy

  4. Center of Excellence for Bamboos, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, 10900

    Sarawood Sungkaew & Atchara Teerawatananon

  5. Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 12120

    Saranporn Phosi

  6. Natural History Museum, National Science Museum, Technopolis, Pathum Thani, Thailand, 12120

    Saranporn Phosi & Atchara Teerawatananon

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Arthan, W., Ohrnberger, D., Sungkaew, S. et al. A new species and a new record of Bambusa (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Thailand. Kew Bull 78, 597–606 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-023-10137-5

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