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Notes on Aeschynanthus (Gesneriaceae) of Sumatra, Indonesia

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: An inventory of Gesneriaceae in Sumatra based on herbarium specimens and field trips resulted in 17 genera. The genus Cyrtandra was the most diverse genus, followed by Aeschynanthus. Here we enumerate the species of Aeschynanthus in Sumatra. Distribution and altitudinal notes on 17 species of Aeschynanthus were made and the late Mary Mendum of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh added four more species. The only endemic species of Aeschynanthus in Sumatra is A. chrysanthus; two other species, A. albidus and A. wallichii, are widely distributed in Sumatra and the rest of Malesia.

Source: Blumea - Biodiversity Evolution and Biogeography of Plants

DOI: 10.3767/000651909x476283

Authors: Sri S. Tjitrosoedirdjo, R. Zakaria, Nurainas

Institutions: IPB University, Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Southeast Asian Regional Centre for Tropical Biology, Universitas Andalas

OpenAlex ID: W2097311166