Studies on Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo XXXXIV: Piptospatha nivea, a new species from Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesian Borneo

• Main Authors: Boyce, P.C, Wong, Sin Yeng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Aroid Society, Inc. 2014
• Subjects: SB Plant culture
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7148/1/Studies%20on%20Schismatoglottideae%20%28Araceae%29%20of%20Borneo%20XXXXIV.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7148/; http://www.aroid.org/aroideana/supplement/Aroideana37EN2C1.pdf

Piptospatha nivea is described and illustrated as new species, unique among Bornean Piptospatha by possessing a white spathe limb, and compared with the nearest most similar species, Piptospatha colata S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce. Aside from possessing a striking and unique inflorescence P. nivea repr...