Brittonia

, Volume 62, Issue 2, pp 126–136 | Cite as

Six new species of Timonius (Rubiaceae: Guettardeae) from Papuasia

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Abstract

Six new species of Timonius (T. alius, T. bosaviensis, T. creber, T. cyathicalyx, T. insularis, and T. pullenii) are described from New Guinea and surrounding islands. The new species are illustrated and notes are provided on their habitat, distribution and phenology. None of the new species is readily assignable to any previously recognized subgenus or species-group.

Key words

Timonius Rubiaceae Guettardeae New Guinea Papuasia Indonesia 
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Acknowledgments

I am indebted to the curators at A, BISH, BM, BO, BRI, CANB, G, K, L, LAE, M, NY, SING, and Z for the long-term loan of herbarium specimens. Mr. A. Miles Arnott kindly provided some of the line drawings.

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© The New York Botanical Garden 2009

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyTulane UniversityNew OrleansUSA

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