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11. Agapetes thailandica Watthanawfo-0000523163

Edinburgh J. Bot 58(3): 423. 2001. Plate X: 3–4.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Epiphytic shrub to 1 m tall; with thickened roots; entirely glabrous. Leaves spiral; oblong, oblong-elliptic, oblong-lanceolate to lanceolate, 6–15 by 2.6–6 cm; base cuneate; margin revolute; apex obtuse to retuse; midrib subprominent above, prominent beneath; veins 8–10 on each side, anastomosing near the margin and sometimes forming a weak intramarginal vein; petiole thickened, 2–4 mm long. Flowers solid bright red with green lobes, the lobes turning red with age; solitary or fasciculate on old branches, bracts 0.5 mm long, elliptic, ciliate; pedicels filiform, 20–28 mm long, not articulated with the calyx. Calyx tube 1.5–2 by 1.5–2 mm; calyx limb 1–1.5 mm long; calyx lobes triangular, ca 1 mm long, acute at apex. Corolla tubular but slightly swollen in the distal half, 20–25 by 4–6 mm; tube 19–24 mm long; lobes triangular, each 1–1.5 mm long. Filaments free, flattened, 15–17 mm long, white; anthers dimorphic, 4–5 mm long, with 2 recurved spurs, 1–1.2 mm long; tubules 4–5 mm long, opening by elongate pores or slits. Styles white, apex greenish, 21–25 mm long; stigma truncate, green. Fruits to 15 mm diam., glaucous; seed flattened ellipsoid, ca 2 mm long, ca 1 mm broad.

Thailand : NORTHERN: Chiang Mai (Chom Thong, Doi Inthanon, Doi Suthep, Doi Chiang Dao, Khun Yuam, Pai).

Distribution : Endemic to Thailand.

Ecology : On trees in montane forests, 1,500 m alt. Flowering: November–February.

Vernacular : Prathat suthep (ประทัดสุเทพ).