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A new species of the rattan genus Daemonorops is recorded for Java, Daemonorops sedisspirituum. D. sedisspirituum is closely allied to D. hirsuta and D. oblonga but differs in stem size, sheath armature, and seed surface.
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We thank the Indonesian Institute of Sciences and BO, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Ministry of Environment, Government of Japan for allowing two of us (HR & ESF) to participate in the monocot taxonomy training course. Wahyudi Santoso prepared the analytical plate and Suhardjono Prawiroatmodjo prepared the distribution map of new species.
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Rustiami, H., Dransfield, J. & Fernando, E.S. Daemonorops sedisspirituum, a new species of Daemonorops Blume (Arecaceae: Calamoideae) from Java. Kew Bull 69, 9531 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-014-9531-z
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