Vol. 79 No. 1 (2024)
Articles

Additions to the ‘Flora of Borneo: The vascular plant genera’ — I: Chewlunia (Rubiaceae) and Zygogynum (Winteraceae)

Sin Yeng Wong
Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak

Published 2024-03-19

Keywords

  • Zygogynum, Winteraceae, Borneo, new record

How to Cite

Wong, S. Y. (2024). Additions to the ‘Flora of Borneo: The vascular plant genera’ — I: Chewlunia (Rubiaceae) and Zygogynum (Winteraceae). Webbia, 79(1), 51–52. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-15522

Abstract

The newly recognized genus Chewlunia Junhao Chen, P.K.Hoo & K.M.Wong (Rubiaceae: Guettardeae), with eight species (seven from the Philippines and one from Sabah), and the genus Zygogynum Baill. (Winteraceae), recently recorded for the first time for Borneo with a single, novel, species, are incorporated as entries in the Flora of Borneo: The vascular plant genera, taking the Bornean flora to 1594 native genera and 12,592 species.

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