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THE GENUS CYRTANDRA (GESNERIACEAE) IN PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2001

H. ATKINS  and
Q. C. B. CRONK
H. ATKINS
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK
Q. C. B. CRONK
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK
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Abstract

Collections of Cyrtandra from the island of Palawan in the Philippines are reviewed. Twelve species are present, of which only five species are already described. A further three species and one variety are described here: C. cleopatrae H.J. Atkins & Cronk sp. nov., C. pulgarensis [Elmer ex] H.J. Atkins & Cronk sp. nov., C. hirtigera H.J. Atkins & Cronk sp. nov., and C. hirtigera var. chlorina H.J. Atkins & Cronk var. nov. Further material of the remaining four taxa (spp. B, C, D, E) will be needed before these can be formally named, although descriptions are provided here. All species are endemic except C. elatostemoides Elmer and C. hypochrysoides Kränzl., which also occur in Borneo and Luzon respectively. The pattern of narrow endemism shown by the cyrtandras of Palawan is commented on briefly.

Keywords

Local endemismnew speciesnew varietysclereidsSE Asia
Type
Research Article
Information
Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 58 , Issue 3 , November 2001 , pp. 443 - 458
Copyright
© 2001 Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

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