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Two new combinations in Pyrostria (Rubiaceae, Vanguerieae) from Thailand

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In order to bring the names of two Rubiaceae taxa into current usage, two new combinations are proposed in Pyrostria: P. brunnescens (Craib) Utteridge & A.P.Davis, and P. cochinchinense (Pierre ex Pit.) Utteridge & A.P.Davis. Pyrostria brunnescens occurs in Thailand and P. cochinchinense in Indo-China (Thailand, Vietnam) and Malesia (Malaysia, N Borneo).

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Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the UK Darwin Initiative (Project No. 13026) for providing funding for the project Field Guide to the Forest Trees of Southern Thailand, during which the collections of Pyrostria brunnescens and P. cochinchinense were made.

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  1. Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    Timothy M. A. Utteridge & Aaron P. Davis

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Utteridge, T.M.A., Davis, A.P. Two new combinations in Pyrostria (Rubiaceae, Vanguerieae) from Thailand. Kew Bull 64, 751–752 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-009-9158-7

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