Strobilanthes speciosa Blume
Creators: name: Kladwong, Pornchai
name: Chantaranothai, Pranom
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes speciosa

description: 22.Strobilanthes speciosaBlume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 799. 1826.
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Goldfussia speciosa (Blume) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2. 41: 227. 1944. Type: Based on Strobilanthes speciosa Blume.
Strobilanthes apoesensis Hochr., Candollea 5: 228. 1934. Type: Indonesia, Mt. Salak, 7 Mar 1904, Hochreutiner 101 (syntype G [G 00236511 image!]).
Strobilanthes kinabaluensis Stapf, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 214. 1894. Type: Malaysia, Sabah, Kadamaian River, Haviland 1362 (syntype K fide Bennett and Scotland 2003, pg. 40).
Goldfussia kinabaluensis (Stapf) Bremek., Verh. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2. 41: 229. 1944. Type: Based on Strobilanthes kinabaluensis Stapf.
Strobilanthes pierrei Benoist, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 80: 730. 1934. Type: Thailand, Khao [Kow] Luang, Aug 1868, Pierre s. n. (lectotype P [P 00218442 image!] designated here; isolectotypes A [A 00286777 image!], P [P 00719405 image!, P 00204977 image!], NY [00278319 image!]).
Type.
Indonesia, Megamendung, Blume 1802 (lectotype L [L 0537293!] designated by Bennett and Scotland 2003, pg. 39).
Distribution.
China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia.
Ecology.
Common in evergreen forest or on rugged limestone area, 100–2,150 m alt. Flowering and fruiting from August to March.
Selected specimens examined.
Thailand, Northern: Mae Hong Son, Khun Yuam, 1,000 m alt., 20 Nov 2014, Prommanut & Rattanathip 618 (BK- 4 sheets); Chinag Mai, Doi Chiang Dao WS, 1,500 m alt., 15 Sept 1967, Shimizu & Hutoh 10152 (BKF, KYO- 2 sheets, L); ibid., Fang, Doi Ang Khang, 1,600 m alt., 17 Nov 1973, Sadakorn 289 (BK); Chiang Rai, Doi Chang, 868 m alt., 28 Nov 2010, Norsaengsri & Tathana 7365 (QBG); ibid., Mae Sai, 1,350 m alt., 4 Oct 1992, Banziger 1055 (CMUB, L); Nan, Song Khwae, Bo Pra Kang, 657 m alt., 2 Feb 2011, La-ongsri et al. 2067 (QBG, PSU); Lampang, Wang Nuea, Chae Son NP, 525 m alt., 25 Oct 1995, Maxwell 95-1006 (BKF, CMUB, L); Tak, Doi Muser, 700 m alt., 27 Feb 1987, Paisooksantivatana 2029-87 (BK); ibid., Phummipol Dam, Dec 1959, S. N. 675 (BK); Sukhothai, Mueang Kao, 4 Nov 1971, Maxwell 71-677 (AAU, BK); South-western: Phetchaburi, Kaeng Krachan NP, 210 m alt., 12 Dec 2002, Middleton 1588 (BKF, CMUB, E); Prachuap Kiri Khan, Kaeng Krachan NP, 260 m alt., 15 Aug 2002, Middleton 1078 (AAU, BKF, CMUB, E, L); ibid., Huai Yang, 6 Oct 1980, Put 3229 (BK, K, KYO); Peninsular: Surat Thani, Phanom, Chong Lom, Khao Sok NP, 100–150 m alt., 12 Dec 1979, Shimizu et al. 27115 (BKF, KYO- 2 sheets, L); Nakhon Si Thammarat, Kiriwong, 100 m alt., 28 Apr 1928, Kerr 15420 (BK, BM, K); ibid., 100–700 m alt., 17 Jan 1966, Tagawa et al. 4545 (BKF, KYO- 2 sheets, L); ibid., Khao [Kow] Luang, Aug 1868, Pierre s. n. (A, NY, P- 4 sheets).
Preliminary conservation status assessment.
This species has an Extent of Occurrence (EOO) of 250,984.816 km 2 and an Area of Occupancy (AOO) of 64.000 km 2 and is assessed as Least Concern (LC) following IUCN (2022).
Notes.
Pierre ’ s collection was cited in the protologue of S. pierrei (Benoist 1934). This collection has five duplicates, there are three at P [P 00218442, P 00719405, P 00204977], one at A [A 00286777] and one at NY [00278319]. All specimens bear Benoist ’ s handwriting as follows: “ Strobilanthes pierrei R. Benn. ”. However, P 00218442 has more leaves and inflorescences; therefore, it is selected as the lectotype. The others are isolectotypes.
description: Published as part of Kladwong, Pornchai & Chantaranothai, Pranom, 2024, Notes on Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) with capitate inflorescences in Thailand, pp. 89-126 in PhytoKeys 244 on pages 89-126, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.244.124260