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Issue: Vol. 742 No. 1: 18 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-18
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.742.1.7
Page range: 99-104
Abstract views: 15
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Medinilla calanasan (Melastomataceae), a new species from Apayao Province, Philippines

School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand; Philippine Eagle Foundation, Philippine Eagle Center, Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City, 8018, Philippines
Provincial Governor’s Office - Environment and Natural Resources Division (PGO-ENRD), San Isidro Sur, Luna, Apayao, 3813, Philippines
Philippine Eagle Foundation, Philippine Eagle Center, Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City, 8018, Philippines
Philippine Eagle Foundation, Philippine Eagle Center, Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City, 8018, Philippines; University of the Philippines – Mindanao, Bago Oshiro, Mintal District, Davao City, 8000, Philippines
School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand; Philippine Eagle Foundation, Philippine Eagle Center, Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City, 8018, Philippines
Luzon Medinilla magnifica-alliance Myrtales taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

Medinilla calanasan is here described as a new species from Calanasan in Apayao Province in northern Luzon (Philippines). It is morphologically distinct from all other known Medinilla species in having horn-like protrusions at the base of the leaf lamina. Morphological similarities with M. clementis Merr. and M. dolichophylla Merr. suggest that M. calanasan may be a member of the M. magnifica-alliance.

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How to Cite

Pelser, P.B., Cruz, B.D., Suetos, K.J.E., Ibañez, J.C. & Barcelona, J.F. (2026) Medinilla calanasan (Melastomataceae), a new species from Apayao Province, Philippines. Phytotaxa 742 (1): 99–104. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.742.1.7