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Six new species and a new subspecies of Gomphandra (Stemonuraceae) from the Philippines

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Six new species of Gomphandra (Stemonuraceae) are described from the Philippines. Gomphandra bracteata is restricted to southern Palawan, G. coi and G. psilandra are from Luzon, G. fernandoi is found in the eastern Visayan region, and G. dinagatensis and G. ultramafiterrestris occur on Dinagat Island. A new subspecies, Gomphandra luzoniensis subsp. septentrionalis, from the northern Philippines and Taiwan, is distinguished. Distribution maps and preliminary conservation statuses are provided for each taxon. A key to the Philippine species of Gomphandra is included.

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dr Neil Bernstein (Ohio University) for assistance with the Latin diagnoses and descriptions, and to Yi-Ting Wang for Chinese translation. Thanks to Dr Luisto “Tito” Evangelista, Dr Corazon Alvina, and Dr Domingo Madulid for data on PPI specimens. Many thanks to Aleck Yang at TNM for images of and notes about Gomphandra luzoniensis subsp. septentrionalis on Lanyu Is., and to curators at A, BH, BISH, BM, BRI, CANB, E, K, L, MICH, MO, NY, P, PNH, and US for specimen loans and photographs. Dr Philip D. Cantino (Ohio University) and two reviewers provided valuable comments on the manuscript. Field work in the Philippines was made possible by a Fulbright grant to the first author. Many thanks to Mary Ann Cajano, Leonard Co, Julie Barcelona, and the many DENR officials and foresters who provided assistance in the field.

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  1. Department of Environmental & Plant Biology, Ohio University, 315 Porter Hall, Athens, OH, 45701, USA

    Melanie Schori

  2. Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    Timothy M. A. Utteridge

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Schori, M., Utteridge, T.M.A. Six new species and a new subspecies of Gomphandra (Stemonuraceae) from the Philippines. Kew Bull 67, 713–729 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-012-9418-9

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