Kai Larsen's research while affiliated with Aarhus University and other places

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Revision of the Myrsinaceae in Thailand has resulted in the recognition of 7 genera, including 102 species. Of these, 12 species and 2 varieties of Ardisia are described as new: A. atrovirens, A. confusa, A. ficiifolia, A. fletcherii, A. gracillima, A. ionantha, A. maehongsonia, A. palustris, A. paralleloneura, A. tetramera, A. tristis, A. uniflora...

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... The presence of vascularised glands (bacterial nodules) at the incision between the crenatures of the leaf margin and the terminal inflorescence on a specialised lateral branch subtended by a normal leaf (rather than a reduced bract-like leaf) place the taxon within §Crispardisia, a well-defined monophyletic group of about 100 species, with a centre of diversity in Asia Yang and Hu 2022). After consulting the relevant literature (Larsen and Hu 1991;Hu and Vidal 2004) and specimens of other species in §Crispardisia, we confirmed that this is an undescribed species and it is here formally described and illustrated as new to science. It is the only species in §Crispardisia that has leaf margins with both vascularised glands and pustule-like structures. ...