| Bibliography |
Hatt, S.A.; Lamei, P.; Bramley, G.L.C. (2026) Two new species of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) from the bird's tail Peninsula of Papua New Guinea: Cyrtandra morobensis and C. rabarabana, In: Edinburgh Journal of Botany, Vol.83 (3637), 1-13, URL: https://doi.org/10.24823/EJB.2026.3637 |
| Abstract / Content summary |
New Guinea is a major centre of species richness for Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae), a megadiverse
genus of understorey herbs, yet much of this diversity remains undescribed. Here, two species
are newly described from the Bird’s Tail Peninsula of Papua New Guinea: Cyrtandra morobensis
S.Hatt & Bramley and C. rabarabana S.Hatt & Bramley. Both are similar to Cyrtandra menyamyana
S.Hatt & Bramley and provisionally assessed as Threatened. Detailed descriptions and illustrations
are provided, as is a table of key morphological characters that separate Cyrtandra morobensis,
C. rabarabana and C. menyamyana.
Keywords. Biodiversity, conservation, Cyrtandra morobensis, Cyrtandra rabarabana, taxonomy, understorey. |