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2020
Journal article
A new species of Myrsine (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae) from New Guinea
Myrsine exquisitorum Utteridge & Lepschi (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae) is described and illustrated as a new species endemic to the Western Highlands Province from Papua New Guinea. The new species is unique in the relatively large, almost orbicular leaves with entire margins, and the tetramerous flowers arranged in axillary fascicles without forming short...Utteridge, Timothy M.A. ; Lepschi, Brendan J.
Rapanea, Papuasia, Eudicots, taxonomy, Malesia, and Myrsinaceae
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2020
Journal article
Maesa brevipedicellata (Primulaceae), a new species from Papua New Guinea
Maesa brevipedicellata, a new species of Maesa (Primulaceae-Maesoideae) from Papua New Guinea, is described and illustrated based on herbarium specimen observations. The collections of this species resemble M. rufovillosa and were previously determined as that species. Maesa brevipedicellata is unique with its self-supporting habit, hispid hairs throughout and paniculate inflorescences...Sumanon, P. ; Eiserhardt, W.L. ; Balslev, H. ; Utteridge, T.M.A.
Myrsinaceae, Papuasia, taxonomy, Maesa, Ericales, new species, and Malesia
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2022
Journal article
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... -
2023
Journal article
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... -
2021
Journal article
Six new species of Maesa (Primulaceae) from Papua New Guinea.
Six new species of Maesa (Primulaceae-Maesoideae) from Papua New Guinea, namely M. angustibracteolata, M. aurulenta, M. brassii, M. oblanceolatifolia, M. pusilliflora and M. prolatifructa are described and illustrated based on observations from herbarium specimens; the taxonomic affinities of each species are also discussed.Sumanon, Pirada ; Eiserhardt, Wolf L. ; Balslev, Henrik ; Utteridge, Timothy M. A.
Papuasia, Myrsinaceae, Papua New Guinea, New species, Maesa, Malesia, Taxonomy, and Ericales