Open AccessSix new Orchidantha species (Lowiaceae) from Borneo
Author(s) -
Jana LeongŠkorničková,
Avery N. D. Lamb,
John R. Linton,
L. Gokusing
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
gardens' bulletin singapore
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2382-5812
pISSN - 0374-7859
DOI - 10.26492/gbs73(1).2021-08
Subject(s) - iucn red list , gigantea , lamb waves , key (lock) , biology , ecology , zoology , botany , physics , quantum mechanics , wave propagation
Six new Orchidantha species (Lowiaceae) from Borneo, O. gigantea Škorničk. & A.Lamb, O. ismailii Škorničk. & A.Lamb, O. jiewhoei Škorničk. & A.Lamb, O. lutescens Škorničk. & A.Lamb, O. nilusii Škorničk. & A.Lamb and O. ultramafica Škorničk. & A.Lamb are described here. This brings the total number of species in the family to 34 of which 17 are endemic to Borneo. Detailed descriptions, colour plates, preliminary IUCN conservation assessments and a key to all Bornean Orchidantha species are provided.