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Garcinia santisukiana Ngerns. & Suddee (Clusiaceae), a new species discovered from Pha Taem National Park, Ubon Ratchathani Province, eastern Thailand, is described. A detailed description and illustration of the species are provided, along with information on recognition, distribution, specimens examined, habitat, conservation status, phenology, etymology, vernacular name and uses.
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We are grateful to the curators and staff of the following herbaria AAU, BK, BKF, BM, C, K, P, PSU, QBG and SING for their assistance during visits and allowing access to the herbarium specimens. We would like to thank Dr Carmen Puglisi for her kind improvements to the manuscript. We also would like to thank Miss Wassana Surawoot, Mr Staporn Pima, and Mr Noparat Chuenchom, staff of Pha Taem National Park for their kind help with field work. Special thanks go to Miss Weereesa Boonthasak for her assistance in the laboratory, and Miss Paweena Wessapak for the line drawings. This work was financially supported by Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute, KURDI 2012 (Project No. 77.55), and The Carlsberg Foundation, Denmark 2018 managed by Prof. Dr Henrik Balslev.
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Ngernsaengsaruay, C., Suddee, S. Garcinia santisukiana (Clusiaceae), a new species from Thailand. Kew Bull 77, 121–125 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-021-09979-8
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