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Issue: Vol. 747 No. 2: 17 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-17
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.747.2.7
Page range: 215-221
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A new species Cyrtandra sect. Whitia (Gesneriaceae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia

Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Gedung E Kampus UI Depok, Pondok Cina, Depok, Jawa Barat, Indonesia 16424; Tumbuhan Asli Nusantara Foundation, BTN Kopri Blok C1 No 96, Kawatuna, Mantikulore, Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia 94233
Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Gedung E Kampus UI Depok, Pondok Cina, Depok, Jawa Barat, Indonesia 16424; Wildlife and Sustainable Landscape (WILD) Universitas Indonesia, Gedung E Kampus UI Depok, Pondok Cina, Depok, Jawa Barat, Indonesia 16424
Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor, KM 46, Cibinong, Bogor, West Java, 16911, Indonesia
Eudicots

Abstract

A species of Cyrtandra sect. Whitia (Blume) Clarke (Gesneriaceae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia is newly described and illustrated. The species was discovered as a climbing epiphytic shrubs in lower montane forest from Central Sulawesi Province. The new species is most similar to C. angularis Elmer in being an epiphytic climber with asymmetric, succulent, and anisophyllous leaves. But differing in bract shape (lanceolate in C. intermedia vs ovate in C. angularis). calyx lobes (3–4 lobes in. C. intermedia vs 3–5 lobes in. C. angularis) pedicels longer (4–7 mm in C. intermedia vs. ca. 0.5 mm in C. angularis), and anthers hair (glabrous anthers in C. intermedia vs. glandular hairy anthers in C. angularis). Full description with colour plates, illustrated, and distribution map are provided. According to the Guidelines for using IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, the conservation status of new species is assessed as Data Deficient (DD).

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How to Cite

Ahmad, R.P., Atria, M. & Kartonegoro, A. (2026) A new species Cyrtandra sect. Whitia (Gesneriaceae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Phytotaxa 747 (2): 215–221. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.747.2.7