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Subject: |
A kind of
jasmine
that has been given its Latin
botanical name after
King
Bhumipol Adulyadej
(Bhumipon Adunyadet),
i.e.
Jasminum bhumibolianum, and in Thai known as
ma-li
chaleum narin (มะลิเฉลิมนรินทร์),
i.e.
‘celebrated
royal jasmine’.
it is a newly discovered species found in Northeastern
Thailand, i.e.
Isaan.
It is rather rare and its conservation status is assessed as
critically endangered. Its common name in English is
Bhumibol Jasmine. |
