Vol. 76 No. 2 (2021)
Articles

Studies of the Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Peninsular Malaysia VII: Homalomena puncticulosa [Chamaecladon Clade], a new species from recreational forest

Wong Sin Yeng
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
Peter C. Boyce
Department Biologie I, Systematische Botanik und Mykologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München

Published 2021-09-07

Keywords

  • Homalomena Chamaecladon Clade,
  • taxonomy,
  • Selangor,
  • Triassic granite

How to Cite

Sin Yeng, W., & Boyce, P. C. (2021). Studies of the Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Peninsular Malaysia VII: Homalomena puncticulosa [Chamaecladon Clade], a new species from recreational forest. Webbia, 76(2), 261–264. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-11500

Abstract

Homalomena puncticulosa is described and illustrated as a new species of the Chamaecladon Clade known from a single population in Selangor, and compared with the superficially similar H. kiahii Furtado, and other similar Sumateran species.

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