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Type: Article
Published: 2016-09-07
Page range: 127–132
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Neonauclea connicalycina: a new myrmecophytic species of Naucleeae (Rubiaceae) from Cebu, Philippines

The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Philippines
Science Cluster Department, University of the Philippines Cebu, Gorordo Avenue, Lahug 6000, Cebu City, Philippines
Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Far Eastern University, Nicanor Reyes Street, Sampaloc, 1008 Manila, Philippines
College of Science and Research Centre for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Philippines
College of Science and Research Centre for the Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, España Boulevard, 1015 Manila, Philippines
Rubiaceae Eudicots Philippines

Abstract

The new myrmecophytic species, Neonauclea connicalycina, from Carmen, Cebu, Philippines closely resembles N. formicaria, which also occurs in Philippines, but differs from that by its smaller mature flowering heads, fusiform apical portions of the calyces, longer and sharply pyramidal calyx summits that are pallid brown when dry, calyx lobes that are connate for 1–2 mm and fall off together in a unit, and smaller, more slender corollas. Description, illustration and ecological comments about the new species are provided.