Vol. 78 No. 2 (2023)
Articles

Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LXXVI — Two new Burttianthus species from Sarawak

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  • Sin Yeng Wong,
  • Michael Lo,
  • Peter C. Boyce
Sin Yeng Wong
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
Michael Lo
Tropic City Apartment, Unit C5-8, No.85, Lorong Tabuan Dayak 16, 93350 Kuching, 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-15209

Published 2023-10-10

Keywords

  • Araceae,
  • Burttianthus,
  • Malaysia,
  • Kapit Division,
  • Bintulu Division,
  • Borneo
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How to Cite

Wong, S. Y., Lo, M., & Boyce, P. C. (2023). Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LXXVI — Two new Burttianthus species from Sarawak. Webbia, 78(2), 123–129. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-15209

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

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Abstract

Two new species of Burttianthus are described from Sarawak: B. rejangicus from the Rejang and Balleh rivers of the western Rejang Basin, and B. solus from the Similajau Basin, Bintulu. Both novelties are illustrated from living plants and the spadices of eight of the nine Burttianthus species are compared in accompanying figures.

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