Mycetia hirta Hutch. (Rubiaceae), a new record for the flora of Vietnam

Vu Tien Chinh^1*, Nguyen Quoc Binh¹, Tran Van Hai³

¹Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
²Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
³Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

Received 20 April 2020; accepted 28 July 2020

Abstract:
A newly recorded species, Mycetia hirta Hutch. (Rubiaceae) was reported from Muong Phang district, Dien Bien province in northern Vietnam. It is distinguished from the closely related species, M.longifolia, by its hairy stem and leaf blades, much shorter corolla tube and hirtellous calyx and corolla. Morphological description and color photographs of M.hirta Hutch. are provided. 

Keywords: Mycetia, Mycetia hirta, new record, Rubiaceae, Vietnam.

Classification number: 3.4