ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e109276
Some notes on section Sinarisaema (Arisaema, Aroideae, Araceae) in Vietnam and a new species of Arisaema from Vietnam
expand article infoVan Tien Tran‡, Nguyễn DƯ§, Nguyen Thi Van Anh§, Hong Truong Luu|, Scott Mc Mahan Forrest#, Richard Moore¤
‡ Vietnam National Institute of Administration, Hanoi, Vietnam§ Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (IEBR) – Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), Hanoi, Vietnam| Southern Institute of Ecology and Institute of Applied Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam¶ Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam# Atlanta Botanic Garden, Atlanta, United States of America¤ Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, Richmond, United Kingdom

Corresponding author: Nguyễn DƯ ( vandu178@gmail.com )

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Citation: Tran VT, DƯ N, Van Anh NT, Luu HT, Forrest SMM, Moore R (2023) Some notes on section Sinarisaema (Arisaema, Aroideae, Araceae) in Vietnam and a new species of Arisaema from Vietnam. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e109276
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Abstract

A new species, Arisaema ytyense is described here for the first time, belonging to section Sinarisaema. Including the species described here three species from sect. Sinarisaema are present in Vietnam. The morphological features of this species are discussed and compared with those belonging to the same section within Vietnam. The authors introduce a species key to Vietnamese Arisaema sect. Sinarisaema and the ecology, habitat and conservation status of this new species is discussed.

Keywords
New species, Arisaema, Sinarisaema, Y Ty, Bat Xat, Lao Cai, Vietnam