Cryptocoryne aura (Araceae), a new species from West Kalimantan, Indonesia

A new species, Cryptocoryne aura Wongso & Ipor, from West Kalimantan, Indonesia, is described and illustrated. It differs from other Cryptocoryne species primarily by having a transparent, ciliate membrane along the leaf margin and a short spathe with a yellow, forward-twisted limb. It has a chr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Suwidji, Wongso, Isa, Ipor, Cheksum, Tawan, Hendra, Budianto, Bastmeijer, Jan D., Jacobsen, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem 2016
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12754/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12754/1/Suwidji.pdf
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Summary:A new species, Cryptocoryne aura Wongso & Ipor, from West Kalimantan, Indonesia, is described and illustrated. It differs from other Cryptocoryne species primarily by having a transparent, ciliate membrane along the leaf margin and a short spathe with a yellow, forward-twisted limb. It has a chromosome number of 2n = 26, which has not hitherto been recorded within the genus. The morphology of the germinating seed is unique within the genus, the embryo emerging c. â…“ from the distal end of the seed with 3(or 4) plumulary processes (prophylls).