Sunday, June 6, 2021

[Botany • 2021] Six New Species of Maesa (Primulaceae) from Papua New Guinea


Maesa spp.

in Sumanon, Eiserhardt, Balslev & Utteridge, 2021.

Abstract
Six new species of Maesa (Primulaceae-Maesoideae) from Papua New Guinea, namely M. angustibracteolata, M. aurulenta, M. brassii, M. oblanceolatifolia, M. pusilliflora and M. prolatifructa are described and illustrated based on observations from herbarium specimens; the taxonomic affinities of each species are also discussed.

Keywords: Ericales, Malesia, Myrsinaceae, Papua New Guinea, Papuasia, taxonomy, Eudicots


 
Pirada Sumanon, Wolf L. Eiserhardt, Henrik Balslev and Timothy M. A. Utteridge. 2021. Six New Species of Maesa (Primulaceae) from Papua New Guinea. Phytotaxa. 505(3); 245–261. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.505.3.1