Open AccessTHE GENUS LASIANTHUS (RUBIACEAE) IN WAWONII ISLAND, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA
Author(s) -
T.Rugayah Rugayah,
Siti Sunarti
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
reinwardtia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2337-8824
pISSN - 0034-365X
DOI - 10.14203/reinwardtia.v16i2.3346
Subject(s) - rubiaceae , genus , key (lock) , biology , geography , botany , zoology , ecology
RUGAYAH & SUNARTI, S. 2017. The genus Lasianthus (Rubiaceae) in Wawonii Island, Sountheast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 16 (2): 97–101. — Recent botanical excursions carried out at Wawonii island, Southeast Sula-wesi yielded two Lasianthus novelties distinct from other Lasianthus species enumerated for Sulawesi. These two new species are described here as Lasianthus wawoniiensis Rugayah & Sunarti and L. macrobracteatus Rugayah & Sunarti. Descriptions and illustrations of the two new species are provided, including an identification key to all Lasianthus species occurring in the area.