Sigmoidala kityana (Craib) J.Compton & Schrire, 2019

Compton, James A., Schrire, Brian D., Koenyves 3, Kalman, Forest, Felix, Malakasi, Panagiota, Sawai Mattapha, & Sirichamorn, Yotsawate, 2019, The Callerya Group redefined and Tribe Wisterieae (Fabaceae) emended based on morphology and data from nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences, PhytoKeys 125, pp. 1-112 : 36-37

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.125.34877

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scientific name

Sigmoidala kityana (Craib) J.Compton & Schrire
status

comb. nov.

Sigmoidala kityana (Craib) J.Compton & Schrire View in CoL comb. nov.

Millettia kityana Craib, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927(2): 58 (1927). Type: Thailand, "coll. AFG Kerr, locality Chiengmai [Chiang Mai], altitude 300 m. Aug. 23 1914, large woody climber, flowers pink, by village", Kerr 3347, K000881009 (K, lecto.! designated here); ABDUH: 2/213 (ABD, isolecto.); K000881010 (K, isolecto.!); BM000997330 (BM, isolecto.!); TCD0015789 (TCD, isolecto.!)

Callerya kityana (Craib) Schot, Blumea 39(1-2): 24. (1994)

Note.

In the key to the species of Callerya , Schot placed this species within the segregating couplet "stipellae persistent" as opposed to "stipellae caducous" and noted that the bracteoles were absent and that the wing petals were longer than the keel ( Schot 1994: 9). In our study we have found that the persistent or caducous nature of the stipels is not particularly significant and, moreover, is frequently difficult to verify. Schot also recorded in her species description that the stipules were 3-4 mm long even though Craib had stated that they were 6-8 mm long ( Craib 1927: 58). Our observations have confirmed that the stipules rarely exceed 7 mm in length. This very distinct monospecific genus occurs only within a narrow region of northern and north-eastern Thailand (Fig. 3 View Figure 3 , Plate 1C, D View Plate 1 ).

Illustration.

(as Millettia kityana ) http://crassa.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2015/04/millettia-kitya.html

Distribution.

Northern Thailand: Chiang Mai, Nan, Lamphun, Sukhothai; North-east Thailand: Loei.

Etymology.

The generic name refers to the remarkable sigmoid wing petals.

Habitat.

Climbing among dry forest trees in partial sunlight to 400 m. elevation.

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Sigmoidala

Loc

Sigmoidala kityana (Craib) J.Compton & Schrire

Compton, James A., Schrire, Brian D., Koenyves 3, Kalman, Forest, Felix, Malakasi, Panagiota, Sawai Mattapha, & Sirichamorn, Yotsawate 2019
2019
Loc

Callerya kityana

A.Schott 1994
1994
Loc

Millettia kityana

Craib 1927
1927