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The identity of Siderobombyx and a new species of Xanthophytum (Rubiaceae)
Author(s) -
Tange Christian
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1995.tb02124.x
Subject(s) - biology , rubiaceae , genus , botany , pollen , national park , ecology
The monotypic genus Sidernbombyx is reduced to Xanthophytum . A new species Xanthophytum bullatum from Borneo, Sarawak, Gunung Mulu National Park is described, the first species in the genus with bullate leaves. An overview of character states is given for the genus Xanthophytum . This covers aspects of vegetative, flower, fruit, seed and pollen morphology. It is shown that the genus Kajewskiellu is very close to Xanthophytum .