Summary
Trigonobalanus verticillata Forman was found in central Hainan Island, South China, during a survey in 2005. The taxon was previously only recorded from Malaysia and Indonesia. It is characterised by having leaves arranged in whorls of three and trigonous cupules that are opposite or in whorls. The importance of this discovery is briefly discussed.
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The authors thank Director C.-D. Wang, Mr W.-B. Su, and colleagues of Hainan Wildlife Conservation Center of Hainan Forestry Bureau for supporting the survey of Yinggeling Nature Reserve. The survey was also supported by Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden of Hong Kong SAR, China. We are also grateful to Mr L.-J. Mo of CANT and Mr Y.-S. Ye & Dr R.-J. Zhang of IBSC for their assistance in the field. We also thank Prof. Richard T. Corlett of The University of Hong Kong and two anonymous reviewers for their comments on the manuscript.
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Ng, SC., Lin, JY. A new distribution record for Trigonobalanus verticillata (Fagaceae) from Hainan Island, South China. Kew Bull 63, 341–344 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-008-9026-x
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