Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae)

Vietnamocasia, a new monotypic aroid genus in the Alocasia-Colocasia clade, is described with the type species, Vietnamocasia dauae. Vietnamocasia is distinguished by possessing free individual staminate flowers, lacking expanded synconnectives, and having nodding inflorescences. Vegetatively Vietna...

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Main Authors: Ly, Ngoc-Sam, Wong, Sin Yeng, Haevermans, Thomas, Nguyen, Van Du, Boyce, P.C
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Language:English
Published: Magnolia Press 2017
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16206/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16206/7/Vietnamocasia.pdf
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author Ly, Ngoc-Sam
Wong, Sin Yeng
Haevermans, Thomas
Nguyen, Van Du
Boyce, P.C
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Wong, Sin Yeng
Haevermans, Thomas
Nguyen, Van Du
Boyce, P.C
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description Vietnamocasia, a new monotypic aroid genus in the Alocasia-Colocasia clade, is described with the type species, Vietnamocasia dauae. Vietnamocasia is distinguished by possessing free individual staminate flowers, lacking expanded synconnectives, and having nodding inflorescences. Vegetatively Vietnamocasia is reminiscent of species of the distantly closely related Alocasia Cuprea Group, although Vietnamocasia is so far only known from the type locality in Central Vietnam, over 1200 km NE from the nearest representative of the Alocasia Cuprea Group. The phylogenetic analyses of Vietnamocasia dauae together with representative taxa from all genera of the Alocasia-Colocasia clade recovered Vietnamocasia as a strongly supported clade sister to Alocasia, together nested in a clade to which Leucocasia is a sister taxon. Vietnamocasia dauae is illustrated from living plants and with a line drawing. A key to all genera of Alocasia-Colocasia clade is included.
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spelling unimas-162062022-06-21T07:06:53Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16206/ Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae) Ly, Ngoc-Sam Wong, Sin Yeng Haevermans, Thomas Nguyen, Van Du Boyce, P.C SB Plant culture Vietnamocasia, a new monotypic aroid genus in the Alocasia-Colocasia clade, is described with the type species, Vietnamocasia dauae. Vietnamocasia is distinguished by possessing free individual staminate flowers, lacking expanded synconnectives, and having nodding inflorescences. Vegetatively Vietnamocasia is reminiscent of species of the distantly closely related Alocasia Cuprea Group, although Vietnamocasia is so far only known from the type locality in Central Vietnam, over 1200 km NE from the nearest representative of the Alocasia Cuprea Group. The phylogenetic analyses of Vietnamocasia dauae together with representative taxa from all genera of the Alocasia-Colocasia clade recovered Vietnamocasia as a strongly supported clade sister to Alocasia, together nested in a clade to which Leucocasia is a sister taxon. Vietnamocasia dauae is illustrated from living plants and with a line drawing. A key to all genera of Alocasia-Colocasia clade is included. Magnolia Press 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16206/7/Vietnamocasia.pdf Ly, Ngoc-Sam and Wong, Sin Yeng and Haevermans, Thomas and Nguyen, Van Du and Boyce, P.C (2017) Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae). Phytotaxa, 303 (3). pp. 253-263. ISSN 1179-3163 http://www.aroid.org/gallery/wong/ DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.303.3.5
spellingShingle SB Plant culture
Ly, Ngoc-Sam
Wong, Sin Yeng
Haevermans, Thomas
Nguyen, Van Du
Boyce, P.C
Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae)
title Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae)
title_full Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae)
title_fullStr Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae)
title_full_unstemmed Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae)
title_short Vietnamocasia, a new genus from Central Vietnam belonging to the Alocasia-Colocasia clade (Araceae)
title_sort vietnamocasia, a new genus from central vietnam belonging to the alocasia-colocasia clade (araceae)
topic SB Plant culture
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16206/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16206/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16206/7/Vietnamocasia.pdf