Summary
A new species of Aeginetia so far only known from south-eastern Thailand, and related to the widespread Aeginetia indica L., is described as Aeginetia flava.
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I would like to thank Bob Harwood whose love of botany and exploration led to the discovery of this new species and who collected material of it for me. I also thank Clodagh Dooley who produced the SEM images of the seeds of Aeginetia and Elaine Cullen for providing the lovely illustrations.
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Parnell, J. Aeginetia flava: a new and remarkable species of Aeginetia: Orobanchaceae from South-Eastern Thailand. Kew Bull 67, 81–84 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-012-9337-9
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