Lasianthus schmidtii Schumann (1902:340)

Napiroon, Tiwtawat, Chayamarit, Kongkanda, Dawson, Sally, Till, Walter & Balslev, Henrik, 2020, A synopsis of Lasianthus (Lasiantheae, Rubiaceae) in Thailand and two additional new species, Phytotaxa 439 (1), pp. 1-38 : 29-30

56. Lasianthus schmidtii Schumann (1902:340) . Type: ― THAILAND. Trat, Koh Chang island, 1 March 1900, E. J.

Schmidt 6676 (holotype C10018245 image!). ( Figure 3 Ad).

= Lasianthus kerrii Craib (1911:396) . Type:― THAILAND. Chiang Mai, Doi Suthep , 23 October 1910, A.F.G. Kerr 1501 (holotype K000777023!; isotype BM001191354 image!).

T hailand: —EASTERN. Chaiyaphum: Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, 7 November 1984, G. Murata et al. T41662 (BKF), 8 November 1984, G. Murata et al. T41831 (BKF), 23 December 2014, T. Napiroon & P. Hasanam 014 (BKF).

Ai) & Aj) L. verticillatus . Photographs by Tiwtawat Napiroon (A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, O, R, T, X, Y, Z, Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad, Af, Ag,

Ai and Aj), Manop Poopath (D, I, P, S, U, V, W), Kwanjai Khammongkol (M), Simon Gardner (Q), Wichai Aiyakul (Ae) and Pinpinut

Hasanam (Ah).

Distribution: —Southern China (Yunnan), Thailand (Eastern, South-Eastern).

Ecology: —Hill evergreen forest, in shaded places at an elevation of 900‒1000 m. Flowering in November‒

December and fruiting in December‒January.

Figures

FIGURE 3A‒O. Lasianthus werefound in Thai naturalforests:A) L. appressus;B) &C) L.attenuatus;D) L.chinensis;E) L.chrysoneurus; F) L. constrictus; G) L. cyanocarpus; H) L. ellipsoideus; I) L. ellipticus; J) L. fordii; K) L. foxworthyanus; L) & M) L. hirsutus; N) L. hispidulus and O) L. inodorus.