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| Rhododendron mulyaniae Mambrasar, in Mambrasar, Elliott et Cameron, 2024. |
Abstract
Two new species of Vireya Rhododendron, Rhododendron mulyaniae sp. nov. and R. engelbertii sp. nov. were discovered in Tambrauw, Papua, Indonesia. Rhododendron mulyaniae resembles R. angiense in that the scales under the leaf are dendroid, but differs in having elliptic to narrowly elliptic leaves, lacking hairs on petiole, having a tubular funnel shaped corolla. Rhododendron engelbertii resembles to R. carstensense in leaf shape but differs by having narrowly tapering leaf base, scales present on the petiole, and a corolla densely scaly on the outside. Detailed descriptions, illustrations and provisional conservation threat status of these newly described species are provided.
Keywords: Gunung Botak, new species, Tambrauw, Vireya Rhododendron
Rhododendron mulyaniae Mambrasar sp. nov.
Rhododendron engelbertii Mambrasar sp. nov.
Yasper M. Mambrasar, Alan C. Elliott and Kennet M. Cameron. 2024. Two New Species of Vireya Rhododendron (Ericaceae), from Tambrauw, Papua, Indonesia. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/njb.04545 [26 September 2024]
