Chi Toan Le, Van Du Nguyen, Thu Lan Pham, Thi Ngat Le, Bing Liu

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Abstract

Taxillus thibetensis (Lecomte) Danser (Loranthaceae), a species previously known only from China, is newly recorded from Vietnam. A specimen discovered in the rainforest of Lao Cai province, Northern Vietnam was identified as Taxillus thibetensis based on both morphological and molecular data. The Vietnamese individuals of Taxillus thibetensis are closely related to T. thibetensis in China. A detailed description,  illustration and data on distribution, ecology, phenology of Vietnamese Taxillus thibetensis are provided


 
Keywords: Loranthaceae, Taxillus thibetensis, new record, morphology, molecular data.

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