Stories from the Mekong, part 3. Cryptocoryne (Araceae) habitats in the Kok River, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand

 

Takashige Idei, Sutida Maneeanakekul & Niels Jacobsen

 

ABSTRACT

The Cryptocoryne populations and their habitats in the Kok River, flowing from Myanmar into northernmost Thailand and discharging into the Mekong are described. The distribution of C. crispatula var. albida is extended much to the north of what was previously known, while the occurrence of C. crispatula var. yunnanensis is within the expected from its type location in southernmost Yunnan.

 

KEYWORDS

Cryptocoryne crispatula, Araceae, habitats, distribution, new combination