Buxus sirindhorniana sp. nov. (Buxaceae), a bicarpellate species from Thailand. (14th February 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Soh, Wuu Kuang; von Sternburg, Maximilian; Hodkinson, Trevor R.; Parnell, John A. N.
• Is Part Of: Nordic journal of botany. Volume 32:Number 4(2014:Aug.)
• Page Start: 452
• Page End: 458
• Publication Date: 2014-02-14
• Subjects: Botany -- Periodicals; Mycology -- Periodicals; 580
• DOI: 10.1111/njb.00314
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0107-055X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>A new bicarpellate <italic>Buxus</italic> species, <italic>Buxus sirindhorniana</italic> W. K. Soh, M. von Sternburg, Hodk. &amp; J. Parn., is described from northern Thailand. This is the first reported bicarpellate species of <italic>Buxus</italic>. The pollen morphology and the degree of pollen viability of the species are reported. DNA was extracted from herbarium samples and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of nuclear ribosomal DNA sequenced. The palynological evidence and the phylogenetic reconstruction support the contention that this new species belongs to the genus <italic>Buxus</italic>. The morphological diversity of reproductive organs in the Buxaceae, in relation to this new species, is briefly discussed.</p> </abstract>