Studies on Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LXVII: Bucephalandra danumensis, a new species from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

ABSTRACT

Bucephalandra danumensis is described from the Danum Valley Conservation Area, Tawau, Lahad Datu, Sabah, where it is restricted to streams and waterfalls on igneous outcrops in forests on Cretaceous deepwater sediments, and compared with the only other Sabahan Bucephalandra species, and with all species with echinate/papillate spadix appendix staminodes. Recognition of B. danumensis takes Bucephalandra to 31 described species, of which just two, both endemic, are known from Sabah. Both Bucephalandra species from Sabah are illustrated from living plants, and a comparative plate of the spadix of all species with echinate/papillate appendix staminodes is provided.

KEYWORDS:

• Borneo
• Araceae
• Bucephalandra
• Danum Valley Conservation Area

Acknowledgements

This ongoing study is carried out under Danum Valley Management Committee (No. 2017/14 – Project No. 477) and Sabah Forest Department (JPHIN/TKKH(PSH)100 – 14/18/2/JLD-5(50)) approval. The second author extends his thanks to Tan Sri Datuk Amar Leonard Linggi Anak Jugah and Malesiana Tropicals Sdn Bhd for continued support and encouragement.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by Universiti Malaysia Sabah [grant number GL/F07/UMS/01/2017];Universiti Malaysia Sarawak [grant number GKP 00010-ST-2016].