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Issue: Vol. 778 No. 3: 9 Oct. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-10-09
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.778.3.6
Page range: 281-288
Abstract views: 16
PDF downloaded: 3

A new variety of Cryptocoryne (Araceae) from the Philippines and first wild record of C. coronata after more than two decades of uncertain provenance

Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Iligan City 9200; Lanao del Norte; Philippines
Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Iligan City 9200; Lanao del Norte; Philippines
Department of Biological Sciences; College of Science and Mathematics; Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Iligan City 9200; Lanao del Norte; Philippines; Premier Research Institute of Science and Mathematics (PRISM); Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology; Iligan City 9200; Lanao del Norte; Philippines
Baybay; Liloy 7115; Zamboanga del Norte; Philippines
Baybay; Liloy 7115; Zamboanga del Norte; Philippines
Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute; Chinese Academy of Sciences & Center for Integrative Conservation; Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan 666303; China; Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Southeast Asia Biodiversity Conservation & Yunnan Key Laboratory for the Conservation of Tropical Rainforests and Asian Elephants; Menglun; Mengla; Yunnan 666303; China
Monocots Aquatic plants aroid biodiversity western Mindanao Zamboanga Peninsula

Abstract

Cryptocoryne esquerionii var. purpurea, a new endemic variety discovered in Zamboanga del Norte, Western Mindanao, Philippines, is herein described and illustrated. A detailed morphological description, colour plates, distribution, ecology and provisional conservation status are provided. In addition, updated field records and conservation notes for C. coronata, a species previously known only from cultivated material of uncertain provenance, are presented. These findings further highlight Zamboanga Peninsula as an important region of Cryptocoryne diversity in the Philippines.

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How to Cite

Fulgencio, B.K.R., Caburatan, L.C., Mondejar, E.P., Paglalunan, A.G., Ponteras, E.A. & Naive, M.A.K. (2026) A new variety of Cryptocoryne (Araceae) from the Philippines and first wild record of C. coronata after more than two decades of uncertain provenance. Phytotaxa 778 (3): 281–288. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.778.3.6