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Issue: Vol. 201 No. 2: 27 February 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-02-27
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.201.2.2
Page range: 122–130
Abstract views: 32
PDF downloaded: 1

Two new taxa of Melastomataceae Trib. Sonerileae: Phyllagathis rajah and Sonerila metallica from Batang Ai, Sarawak, Borneo

Division of Botanical Garden, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, No. 53, Nan-Hai Road, Taipei 10066, Taiwan.
Division of Botanical Garden, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, No. 53, Nan-Hai Road, Taipei 10066, Taiwan.
Department of Biology, National Museum of Natural Science, No. 1, Kuan-Chien Road, Taichung 40453, Taiwan. Department of Life Science, National Chung Hsing University, No. 250, Kuo-Kuang Road, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
Phyllagathis rajah Sonerila metallica Batang Ai Sarawak Borneo

Abstract

Recent exploration and field collections in Batang Ai, southwest Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, has resulted in the discovery of two new taxa, Phyllagathis rajah and Sonerila metallica (Melastomataceae). Taxonomic descriptions, detailed photographs, line drawings and a comparison table are provided to distinguish them from morphologically similar species.