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Issue: Vol. 758 No. 2: 22 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-22
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.758.2.7
Page range: 184-190
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Rediscovery of Schismatoglottis mindanaoana (Araceae) leads to its transfer to Borneoa, a new generic record for the Philippines

Center for Integrative Conservation and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Conservation of Tropical Rainforests & Asian Elephants; Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Mengla; Yunnan 666303; China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049; China
Department of Biology; College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; Caraga State University; Ampayon; Butuan City 8600; Philippines
Department of Biology; College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; Caraga State University; Ampayon; Butuan City 8600; Philippines
Department of Biology; College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences; Caraga State University; Ampayon; Butuan City 8600; Philippines
Monocots Aroid Aroideae biodiversity eastern Mindanao Schismatoglottideae Tropical botany

Abstract

The rediscovery of Schismatoglottis mindanaoana, a species described from Mindanao over a century ago, has enabled a critical morphological reassessment. Fresh collections reveal characters that include sprawling pleionanthic stems, ligulate petiolar sheath, and obscure leaf venation that align it with Borneoa rather than Schismatoglottis. Accordingly, S. mindanaoana is transferred to Borneoa, making it the first record of the genus for the Philippines. In addition, S. minuta, described from Samar, is herein placed in synonymy as no significant morphological differences were observed from B. mindanaoana. An extended description and updated geographical distribution, ecology, and provisional IUCN assessment are provided.

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How to Cite

Naive, M.A.K., Along, A.A., Demetillo, M.T. & Paylangco, J.C.C. (2026) Rediscovery of Schismatoglottis mindanaoana (Araceae) leads to its transfer to Borneoa, a new generic record for the Philippines. Phytotaxa 758 (2): 184–190. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.758.2.7