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Lectotypification of Thismia arachnites (Thismiaceae), a mysterious species newly reported for Thailand

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Thismia arachnites Ridl., previously known only from Perak, Malaysia, is newly reported in tropical lowland forest in south-eastern and peninsular Thailand. A detailed description and photographs are provided. In addition, a lectotype is also designated here.

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Acknowledgements

The author would like to thank the curators and staff of AAU, BCU, BKF, C, K, L, QBG, and SING for making available specimens for study, and the staff of K for providing the photograph of Ridley’s drawing. We sincerely thank Dr Si He (MO), for the English revision and his valuable comments on the first draft of the manuscript. This work was supported by the Thailand Research Fund (no. TRG5780133) and Prince of Songkla University.

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Chantanaorrapint, S. Lectotypification of Thismia arachnites (Thismiaceae), a mysterious species newly reported for Thailand. Kew Bull 73, 43 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-018-9765-2

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