Studies on Homalomeneae (Araceae) of Borneo XXII: a new species of Homalomena [Chamaecladon clade] from Kionsom Waterfall, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

ABSTRACT

Homalomena kionsomensis Kartini, P.C. Boyce & S.Y.Wong is described and illustrated as a new species of the Chamaecladon clade, and compared with the one other species of the clade so far described from Sabah. Recognition of H. kionsomensis takes the Homalomena flora of Sabah to seven species, five of them described within the last decade. A key to described species is provided.

KEYWORDS:

• Homalomena
• Chamaecladon clade
• taxonomy
• Sabah
• Borneo

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the Community of Kionsom Waterfall Recreational Centre especially Madam Saitah @ Floranny Gada and Mr Pitang @ Ricard Muda in assisting during the field trip. This ongoing study was carried out under Sabah Forest Department (JPHIN/TKKH(PSH)100–14/18/2/JLD-5(50)). The second author extends thanks to Tan Sri Datuk Amar Leonard Linggi Anak Jugah and Malesiana Tropicals Sdn Bhd for continued support and encouragement.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This is a collaboration between Universiti Malaysia Sabah and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak [grant number GKP 00010-ST-2016].