PhytoKeys (Dec 2013)

A new species of Goniothalamus (Annonaceae) from Palawan, and a new nomenclatural combination in the genus from Fiji

  • Chin Cheung Tang,
  • Bine Xue,
  • Richard Saunders

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.32.6663
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 32, no. 0
pp. 27 – 35

Abstract

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A new species, Goniothalamus palawanensis C.C.Tang & R.M.K.Saunders, sp. nov. (Annonaceae), is described from Palawan, Philippines. Goniothalamus palawanensis is most closely related to G. amuyon (Blanco) Merr., but differs in its shorter inner petals, hairy ovaries, and funnel-shaped stigmas. A new nomenclatural combination, G.angustifolius (A.C.Sm.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders, comb. nov., is furthermore validated to reflect the phylogenetic affinities of a Fijian species previously assigned to Polyalthia.