taxonID	type	description	language	source
C20587EC7A70FFC0FF35FDA1A1FBF941.taxon	description	– Fig. 1 – 4.	en	Ya, Ji-Dong, Chen, Hai-Yao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Ren-Bin, Cai, Jie, Yu, Wen-Bin (2024): Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China. Willdenowia 54 (1): 47-63, DOI: 10.3372/wi.54.54102, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/willdenowia/volume-54/issue-1/wi.54.54102/Phylogenetic-and-biogeographical-analyses-of-Thismia-Thismiaceae-support-T-malipoensis/10.3372/wi.54.54102.full
C20587EC7A70FFC0FF35FDA1A1FBF941.taxon	materials_examined	Holotype: China, Yunnan Province, Wenshan Prefecture, Malipo County, Tianbao Town, 1191 m a. s. l., forest on limestone, 13 Aug 2019, J. - D. Ya & W. Zhang 19 CS 18569 (KUN 1584483!).	en	Ya, Ji-Dong, Chen, Hai-Yao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Ren-Bin, Cai, Jie, Yu, Wen-Bin (2024): Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China. Willdenowia 54 (1): 47-63, DOI: 10.3372/wi.54.54102, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/willdenowia/volume-54/issue-1/wi.54.54102/Phylogenetic-and-biogeographical-analyses-of-Thismia-Thismiaceae-support-T-malipoensis/10.3372/wi.54.54102.full
C20587EC7A70FFC0FF35FDA1A1FBF941.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis — Thismia malipoensis belongs to T. sect. Glaziocharis and can be distinguished from its phylogenetic sister species T. abei by having the annulus of the flower expanded and modified into a cucullate (hood-like) structure with zygomorphic symmetry with one opening on one side. Moreover, T. malipoensis can be distinguished from the morphologically similar T. belumensis, in that the outer and inner tepal appendages are spreading (vs erect) and equal in length by less than 2 cm (vs outer tepal appendage 1.5 – 2.5 cm and inner tepal appendage c. 3 cm), the inner tepal base is fimbriate at the margin (vs entire) and the inner tepal tip is subulate (vs clavate).	en	Ya, Ji-Dong, Chen, Hai-Yao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Ren-Bin, Cai, Jie, Yu, Wen-Bin (2024): Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China. Willdenowia 54 (1): 47-63, DOI: 10.3372/wi.54.54102, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/willdenowia/volume-54/issue-1/wi.54.54102/Phylogenetic-and-biogeographical-analyses-of-Thismia-Thismiaceae-support-T-malipoensis/10.3372/wi.54.54102.full
C20587EC7A70FFC0FF35FDA1A1FBF941.taxon	description	Description — Herbs terrestrial, achlorophyllous, c. 7 cm tall. Roots vermiform, creeping, branched, fleshy, terete, pale brownish. Stems erect, unbranched, 2 – 4 cm long, densely deflexed papillate hairy. Leaves scale-like, white, translucent, lanceolate, c. 8 × 2 mm, base appressed to stem, apex acuminate. Involucral bracts 3, pale brownish, lanceolate, c. 1 cm long, densely deflexed papillate hairy, base appressed, margin entire, apex acuminate. Pedicel c. 3 mm long (post anthesis). Flowers terminal, solitary, zygomorphic, c. 4.5 × 4 cm (including appendages); hypanthium pyriform, dark green, translucent, c. 8 mm long, c. 7 mm wide near apex, narrowed to c. 4 mm wide just above ovary, outer surface densely deflexed papillate hairy, with 12 raised dark brown longitudinal veins, inner surface smooth; outer tepals 3, pale brown, broadly ovate, c. 2.5 × 3 mm, 2 on opposite side of annulus opening and 1 below annulus opening, outer surface sparsely papillate, apex acute, each outer tepal with a tentacle-like spreading appendage, pale brown, 0.8 – 1.3 cm × c. 1 mm; inner tepals 3, pale brown, translucent, glabrous, broadly obovate, c. 3.5 × 4 mm, apically broadly fused and tightly adpressed and completely overlapping cucullate part of annulus, each inner tepal with a tentacle-like spreading appendage c. 1.7 cm long, pale brown, fimbriate at basal margin, subulate at apex. Annulus expanded and modified into a cucullate (hood-like) structure, covering apical part of floral tube and forming a lateral floral aperture; cucullate outer surface white with 3 brown lines, glabrous; cucullate inner surface light green, covered with numerous white trichomes. Stamens 6, light yellow, pendent from apical part of floral tube; each connective c. 3.5 mm long, outer surface with 2 linear to filiform thecae, each c. 2 mm long, inner surface smooth, outer surface and apex covered with transparent trichomes; supraconnective apex rounded and curved outward; filaments short, connected to floral tube and annulus. Ovary obovoid, c. 3.5 × 4.8 mm, 1 - loculed, with 3 parietal placentae; style c. 0.6 mm long; stigma 3 - lobed, lobes triangular-pyramidal, c. 1.2 mm long, apex truncate and densely papillate. Fruit cup-shaped; seeds brown.	en	Ya, Ji-Dong, Chen, Hai-Yao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Ren-Bin, Cai, Jie, Yu, Wen-Bin (2024): Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China. Willdenowia 54 (1): 47-63, DOI: 10.3372/wi.54.54102, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/willdenowia/volume-54/issue-1/wi.54.54102/Phylogenetic-and-biogeographical-analyses-of-Thismia-Thismiaceae-support-T-malipoensis/10.3372/wi.54.54102.full
C20587EC7A70FFC0FF35FDA1A1FBF941.taxon	biology_ecology	Phenology — Observed flowering in August, fruiting in September.	en	Ya, Ji-Dong, Chen, Hai-Yao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Ren-Bin, Cai, Jie, Yu, Wen-Bin (2024): Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China. Willdenowia 54 (1): 47-63, DOI: 10.3372/wi.54.54102, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/willdenowia/volume-54/issue-1/wi.54.54102/Phylogenetic-and-biogeographical-analyses-of-Thismia-Thismiaceae-support-T-malipoensis/10.3372/wi.54.54102.full
C20587EC7A70FFC0FF35FDA1A1FBF941.taxon	etymology	Etymology — The specific epithet “ malipoensis ” refers to the county name Malipo of Wenshan Prefecture, the type locality of the new species.	en	Ya, Ji-Dong, Chen, Hai-Yao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Ren-Bin, Cai, Jie, Yu, Wen-Bin (2024): Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China. Willdenowia 54 (1): 47-63, DOI: 10.3372/wi.54.54102, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/willdenowia/volume-54/issue-1/wi.54.54102/Phylogenetic-and-biogeographical-analyses-of-Thismia-Thismiaceae-support-T-malipoensis/10.3372/wi.54.54102.full
C20587EC7A70FFC0FF35FDA1A1FBF941.taxon	vernacular_names	Chinese name — B 栗坡水玉杯 (má lì pō shuǐ yù bēi).	en	Ya, Ji-Dong, Chen, Hai-Yao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Ren-Bin, Cai, Jie, Yu, Wen-Bin (2024): Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China. Willdenowia 54 (1): 47-63, DOI: 10.3372/wi.54.54102, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/willdenowia/volume-54/issue-1/wi.54.54102/Phylogenetic-and-biogeographical-analyses-of-Thismia-Thismiaceae-support-T-malipoensis/10.3372/wi.54.54102.full
C20587EC7A70FFC0FF35FDA1A1FBF941.taxon	conservation	Conservation status — We evaluated the conservation status of Thismia malipoensis according to the IUCN Red List categories and criteria (IUCN Standards and Petitions Committee 2022). The new species is known only from the type locality, our field surveys identified only one population with about ten individuals. The conservation status of the species is therefore considered to be Critically Endangered (CR A 2 acd; B 1 ab (i, iii, v) + 2 ab (i, iii, v); C 2 a (i); D).	en	Ya, Ji-Dong, Chen, Hai-Yao, Zhang, Wei, Zhu, Ren-Bin, Cai, Jie, Yu, Wen-Bin (2024): Phylogenetic and biogeographical analyses of Thismia (Thismiaceae) support T. malipoensis as the eighth species in China. Willdenowia 54 (1): 47-63, DOI: 10.3372/wi.54.54102, URL: https://bioone.org/journals/willdenowia/volume-54/issue-1/wi.54.54102/Phylogenetic-and-biogeographical-analyses-of-Thismia-Thismiaceae-support-T-malipoensis/10.3372/wi.54.54102.full
