Sarawakia

Sarawakia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Schismatoglottideae
Genus: Sarawakia
S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce

Sarawakia is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. It includes five species endemic to Borneo.[1]

The genus was described by Sin Yeng Wong and Peter Charles Boyce in 2024, and includes species formerly placed in Schismatoglottis.[2]

Species

Five species are accepted.[1]

  • Sarawakia clausula (S.Y.Wong) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
  • Sarawakia cyria (P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
  • Sarawakia larynx (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
  • Sarawakia petradoxa (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
  • Sarawakia rejangica (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce

References

  1. ^ a b "Sarawakia S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  2. ^ Sin Yeng, W., & Boyce, P. C. (2024). Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LXXVII — Circumscribing Schismatoglottis sensu stricto, and seven new genera. Webbia, 79(2), 255–289. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-16015
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