Plant Ecology and Evolution 147(2): 213-223, doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2014.971
Studies in Malesian Gentianaceae, VI. A revision of Utania in the Malay Peninsula with two new species
M. Sugumaran, Khoon Meng Wong‡‡ Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore, Singapore
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Sugumaran M, Wong KM (2014) Studies in Malesian Gentianaceae, VI. A revision of Utania in the Malay Peninsula with two new species. Plant Ecology and Evolution 147(2): 213-223. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2014.971 |  |
Abstract
Background – Utania is a resurrected name for a monophyletic group previously placed as Fagraea section Racemosae, part of the Fagraea taxonomic complex, which currently includes five recognised genera. Methods – A revision of the genus in the Malay Peninsula was carried out using conventional methods of herbarium taxonomy. The specimen holdings of the K, KEP, KLU, L and SING herbaria were consulted. Results – Six species are recognised for Utania in the Malay Peninsula, including two new species, U. austromalayensis and U. nervosa . Three new combinations are made: U. maingayi, U. peninsularis and U. racemosa, the last for a species of Indo-China, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, which does not extend to Borneo and eastwards.
Keywords
DIAGNOSTIC KEY; FAGRAEA COMPLEX; MALAYSIA; POTALIEAE; POTALIINAE; SINGAPORE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TAXONOMY