Ojha Rijan, Rai Sudeep, Schneider Harald
Center for Integrative Conservation and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, Yunnan 666303, China Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Mengla China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
PhytoKeys. 2025 Jan 30;252:1-7. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.252.134081. eCollection 2025.
A new species of the aroid genus Schott has been discovered in Eastern Nepal. This species, named R.Ojha & S.Rai, is described based on comparative morphological examinations with closely related species from the Indian subcontinent. The new species is currently known only from Pathari Shanishchare Municipality in the Morang district of Eastern Nepal. It is the second species of observed in Nepal, and the only one endemic to the country. A detailed description, color plate, geographic distribution, phenology, and morphological comparison of the new species with morphologically close species are provided. Given its restricted range and the low number of individuals observed in the wild, this species requires special attention from conservation biologists working in Eastern Nepal.
在尼泊尔东部发现了天南星科肖特属的一个新物种。这个名为R.Ojha & S.Rai的物种是通过与印度次大陆的近缘物种进行比较形态学研究而描述的。该新物种目前仅在尼泊尔东部莫朗区的帕塔里·沙尼什查雷市被发现。它是在尼泊尔观察到的第二个物种，也是该国唯一的特有物种。文中提供了该新物种的详细描述、彩色图片、地理分布、物候以及与形态相近物种的形态比较。鉴于其分布范围有限且在野外观察到的个体数量较少，该物种需要在尼泊尔东部开展工作的保护生物学家给予特别关注。
