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Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae) in Malesia and Papuasia.
Pittosporum (Pittosporaceae, Apiales), an attractive genus of horticulturally important trees and shrubs, is revised for Malesia (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Timor-Leste) and Papuasia (Papua Barat (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands). In this report, 52 species are recognised, including many species reinstated from synonymy. Three... -
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Out of New Guinea? Two new species of Zygogynum (Winteraceae) extend the genus west of Lydekker’s and Wallace’s Lines.
The Winteraceae comprise 100 – 130 species in five to nine genera. The genus is currently thought to have a Papuasian-Pacific distribution and is only known from the western Pacific islands (New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands), Australia and New Guinea, including the far western Bird’s Head Peninsula, but... -
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Ardisia whitmorei (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a new species from north east of Peninsular Malaysia.
Julius & Utteridge, (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a member of Ardisia subgenus Stylardisia on account of the style protruding from the closed petals prior to anthesis, is herein described and illustrated as a new species. This new species is easily distinguished by the combination of the inflorescences with a slender rachis branched to...Julius, Avelinah ; Utteridge, Timothy M.A.
Stylardisia, Terengganu, Conservation status, IUCN status, Ericales, Indonesia, Gunung Padang (Indonesia), Taxonomy, Malesia, and Endemic
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Two new species of Diospyros (Ebenaceae) from New Guinea.
The genus Diospyros (Ebenaceae) is highly diverse throughout Malesia, and New Guinea is thought to host c.46 species. Here we present a taxonomic treatment of a group of vegetatively similar species from the region, characterised by the large, chartaceous leaves that develop a peculiarly dark colour when dried. As a...Puglisi, C. ; Jimbo, Tiberius ; Hagwood, Austin
Ebony, Diospyros multimaculata, Papua New Guinea, Diospyros tehno, Malesia, Indonesia, and New species
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Revisions in Nepenthes following explorations of the Kemul Massif and the surrounding region in north-central Kalimantan, Borneo.
An expedition to the highest peak of the Kemul Massif located a number of different Nepenthes taxa, including the type populations of N. fusca Danser and N. mollis Danser (Nepenthaceae), neither of which have been observed in situ since they were first collected from Kemul in 1925. Studies of the...Eudicots, Nepenthaceae, New species, Indonesia, Non-core Caryophyllales, Taxonomy, and Malesia
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Diplycosia papuana (Ericaceae: Vaccinioideae: Gaultherieae): a new endemic species from central New Guinea
Diplycosia papuana (Ericaceae: Vaccinioideae: Gaultherieae), a new endemic species from central New Guinea, is described and illustrated here. Notes on the distribution, ecology and conservation status of the new species, as well as a consideration of closely related species, are provided.Mustaqim, Wendy A. ; Utteridge, Timothy M. A. ; Heatubun, Charlie D.
taxonomy, Papua, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, and Malesia