Vol. 78 No. 1 (2023)
Articles

Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Borneo XXVIII – Homalomena bengohensis [Chamaecladon Clade] a new species endemic to the Bengoh Range, Sarawak

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  • Wong Sin Yeng,
  • Peter C. Boyce
Wong Sin Yeng
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
Peter C. Boyce
Dipartimento di Biologia, Centro Studi Erbario Tropicale (herbarium FT), University of Florence, Via G. La Pira 4, 50121, Firenze
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-14154

Published 2023-05-14

Keywords

  • Chamaecladon clade,
  • Homalomena,
  • Kuching Division,
  • Malaysia,
  • Palaeogene sandstones,
  • Araceae,
  • Borneo
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How to Cite

Yeng, W. S., & Boyce, P. C. (2023). Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Borneo XXVIII – Homalomena bengohensis [Chamaecladon Clade] a new species endemic to the Bengoh Range, Sarawak. Webbia, 78(1), 15–19. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-14154

Copyright (c) 2023 Wong Sin Yeng, Peter C. Boyce

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Abstract

A new species of Homalomena Chamaecladon Clade is described from the Bengoh Range, Kuching Division, Sarawak, and compared with the two most similar described species from Kuching: H. paucinervia from the Matang Massif, and H. santubongensis from Gunung Santubong. The three species are illustrated from living plants and differentiated in an identification key.

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