Studies on Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Borneo XIII – New Species of Homalomena
Five new Homalomena species are described from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo: H. baangongensis L.S.Tung & Y.C.Hoe, H. gastrofructa S.Y.Wong, Y.C.Hoe & P.C.Boyce, H. ibanorum S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce, H. passa S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce, and H. velutipedunculata S.Y.Wong, Y.C.Hoe & P.C.B...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Aroid Society Inc.
2013
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7168/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7168/1/Studies%20on%20Homalomeneae%20%28Araceae%29%20of%20Borneo%20XIII%20-%20New%20Species%20of%20Homalomena%2810%25%29.pdf |
| Summary: | Five new Homalomena species are
described from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo:
H. baangongensis L.S.Tung &
Y.C.Hoe, H. gastrofructa S.Y.Wong,
Y.C.Hoe & P.C.Boyce, H. ibanorum
S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce, H. passa S.Y.Wong
& P.C.Boyce, and H. velutipedunculata
S.Y.Wong, Y.C.Hoe & P.C.Boyce. Based
on morphological characteristics they are
assigned to the Giamensis Complex [H.
baangongensis], Hanneae Complex [H.
gastrofructa, H. velutipedunculata], and
Borneensis Complex [H. ibanorum] of the
Cyrtocladon Supergroup, and to the Selaburensis
Complex [H. passa] of the Homalomena
Supergroup. Keys to informal taxa
of Bornean Homalomena, and to the
species of the above mentioned species
complexes are provided. All described
novelties are illustrated from living plants,
and a comparative plate of the spadix of the
five described species of the Borneensis
Complex is provided. |
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