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Lagenandra hybrid X017, L. meeboldii × L. thwaitesii with red leaves. A. Whole plant; B. Spathe cut open to show the basal female flowers, the sterile spadix interstice and the male flowers behind the flap; C. Transition between the kettle and spathe limb showing the septum like structure surrounding the entrance to the kettle; D. Female flowers arranged helically in whorls with the broad receptive stigmas and yellow olfactory bodies in the centre; E. Male flowers behind the downwards bent flap. Photos by J.D. Bastmeijer.
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Arisaema menglaense, (section Anomala), previously considered to be restricted to China, has been discovered in Tay Con Linh reserve, Ha Giang province, northern Vietnam. The newly found population enables amendments and additions to the published species description. A species key of the section Anomala, and information of ecology, habitat, and co...
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Arisaema vietnamense is described as a new species from Pu Ta Leng Mountain in Tam Duong District of Lai Chau province. This find expands the hitherto Sino-Himalayan distribution of Arisaema sect. Nepenthoidea southwards to Vietnam, adding to the six sections with twenty six species already known for the country. The new taxon is described and illustrated with field photographs of detailed botanical characteristics.
