Some new and noteworthy records of spermatophytes in the Wallacea region are presented. These include three new species records in Wallacea for Lasianthus chrysotrichus Lauterb. (Rubiaceae), Medinilla medinilliana (Gaudich.) Fosberg & Sachet (Melastomataceae)and Thottea tomentosa (Blume) Ding Hou (Aristolochiaceae); new collection records for Pandorea pandorana (Andrews) Steenis (Bignoniaceae) for both Sulawesi and Buru (Maluku Archipelago); a new record in Sulawesi for Aeschynanthus amboinensis (Merr.) Mendum (Gesneriaceae); extended distributions in Sulawesi for six species: Ficus lawesii King (Moraceae), Gaultheria celebensis (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch (Ericaceae), Gaultheria hendrianiana (Argent) Kron & P.W.Fritsch (Ericaceae), Gaultheria retusa (Sleumer) Kron & P.W.Fritsch (Ericaceae), Calanthe stenocentron (Schltr.) M.W.Chase et al. (Orchidaceae) and Rhododendron torajaense Craven (Ericaceae); and an extended distribution in Maluku for Begonia aptera Blume (Begoniaceae). The morphology of the poorly documented Sulawesi endemic Gaultheria celebensis (J.J.Sm.) Kron & P.W.Fritsch is discussed.
New and noteworthy records of spermatophytes in the Wallacea region
Publication: Gardens' Bulleting Singapore
Year: 2022
Genera:
Aeschynanthus