Amischotolype glabrata Hassk. (1863: 392)

4. Amischotolype glabrata Hassk. (1863: 392) View in CoL ( Figure 2A–C View FIGURE 2 ).

Lectotype (designated by Duistermaat, 2012):— INDONESIA, Java, Ungaran prope Medini, Junghuhn s.n. ( lectotype: L0041658 !; isolectotypes: L0041659!, L0041660!, L0041661!, L0041662 !).

Synonyms:— ≡ Forrestia glabrata Hassk. (1864: 630) ; ≡ F. glabrata Hassk. f. minor Hassk. (1864: 631) ; ≡ F. mollissima ( Blume 1827: 7) Koord. (1911: 282) var. glabrata Backer (1968: 15) .

Thai specimens examined:— THAILAND. NORTHERN: Chiang Mai: Doi Suthep-Pui NP, 28 Jun. 1958, SØrensen et al. 3765 ( BKF!) ; ibidem, 8 Sept. 2007, Thitimetharoch & Faden 762 ( BKF!, KKU!) ; Doi Inthanon NP, 25 Jul. 1988, Tamura T-60245 ( BKF!) ; Huai Nam Dang, Pong Dueat Geyser, 26 Nov. 1993, Larsen et al. 44899 ( AAU!). Chiang Rai: Tham Luang Khun Nam Nang Non NP, 5 Nov. 2001, Norsaengsri & Tathana 8351 ( BKF!) ; Hua Yano, 29 Jan. 1970, Sutheesorn 1466 ( BK!) ; Doi Luang NP, 1 Apr. 2015, Norsaengsri 12044 ( QBG!) ; Wiang Chiang Rung, Huai Mae Sak, 1 Dec. 2018, Phaosrichai et al. 1222 ( QBG!) ; Khun Kon Waterfall, 26 Feb. 2022, Boonsuk, Saelao & Janthakhon 907 ( KKU!) ; ibidem, 11 Dec. 2022, Boonsuk 955 ( KKU!). Nan: Chiang Klang, Tat Man Waterfall at Road 1097, 18 Nov. 1993, Larsen et al. 44548 ( AAU!) ; Doi Phu Kha NP, 28 Jul. 1992, Larsen et al. 43686 ( AAU) .

Lampang: Chae Son NP, 11 Jan. 1996, Maxwell 97-76 ( BKF!). Tak: Umphang, 2 Jul. 2013, Inthachub et al. 10- 02072013-07 ( BK!). Phitsanulok: Phu Hin Rong Kla NP, 15 Oct. 1998, Suksathan 1365 ( QBG!).

Distribution.— Thailand, Pakistan, India, China, Myanmar, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Nusa Tenggara.

Ecology.—Wet places by streams in the evergreen forests, bamboo forest,, waterfall or hot springs, 600–1700 m alt.

Vernacular.—Ya plap kliang ( หญ้าปลาบเกลี้ยง, Thai)(general); phak plap hua waen ( ผักปลาบหัวแหวน, Thai).

Notes.— Amischotolype glabrata is common in continental Asia. It is distinguished by its glabrous leaves with a few lines of long hairs on the leaf sheaths, and its dense, many-flowered, large, and compacted inflorescence, often forming a globose head. Its inflorescences are usually borne on an erect stem. The fruits are globose-ovoid and distinctly shorter than the sepals. Duistermaats (2012) pointed out that the species is usually misidentified as A. hispida which is an East Malesian species.