Clinacanthus robinsoni (Benoist) Bongch. & I.Darbysh., 2019

Bongcheewin, Bhanubong, Darbyshire, Iain, Satitpatipan, Veena & Kongsawadworakul, Panida, 2019, Taxonomic revision of Clinacanthus (Acanthaceae) in Thailand, Phytotaxa 391 (4), pp. 253-263 : 260

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.391.4.2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13717587
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039BA224-FFE5-FFC8-8DE7-B37AFE5BF822
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Clinacanthus robinsoni (Benoist) Bongch. & I.Darbysh.
status	stat. nov.

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Clinacanthus robinsoni (Benoist) Bongch. & I.Darbysh. View in CoL stat. nov.

Basionym: C. burmanni var. robinsoni Benoist (1936: 130) . Type:— VIETNAM. Annam, Nha-trang, 11–26 March 1911, Robinson 1298 (holotype P* [P03585114]).

Distribution and habitat: — Clinacanthus robinsoni is known only from east-central Vietnam, where it is recorded in forest and open forest on sandy or rocky soils at 5–400 m elevation. It is a robust shrub or liana up to 4 m tall.

Taxonomic notes: — Benoist (1935) cited the four specimens listed in the present study but also recorded “Hainan, Malacca, Java, Borneo” next to the Distribution for C. burmanni var. robinsoni . However, this is believed to be in error and should have been placed next to the distribution for C. burmanni .

Specimens examined: — VIETNAM. Annam: Nha-trang, dans la montagnes de Dông Bô, 5 March 1922, Poilane 2699 (P* 3 sheets) ; Ba Rau près Phan Rang, 19 February 1924, Poilane 9646 (P* 3 sheets); Dalat and vicinity, March– April 1932, Squires 843 ( K, P*) .