Plant Ecology and Evolution 148(1): 134-138, doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2015.976
Prismatomeris khoonmengiana, a new name for the Peninsular Malaysian Coffea malayana (Rubiaceae)
Low Yee Wen‡‡ Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore 259569, Singapore
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Wen LY (2015) Prismatomeris khoonmengiana, a new name for the Peninsular Malaysian Coffea malayana (Rubiaceae). Plant Ecology and Evolution 148(1): 134-138. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2015.976 |  |
Abstract
Background – Coffea malayana, the only species described under that genus in the Malay Peninsula, is re-assessed with syntypes found in the Singapore Herbarium. Methods – This study is based on herbarium material. Conventional herbarium techniques were applied for taxonomy. The IUCN conservation status was assessed using GeoCAT. Results – Coffea malayana is congeneric with Prismatomeris . The name is lectotypified but its potential combination as Prismatomeris is pre-empted by the validly published binomial Prismatomeris malayana for a different taxon. Therefore, Prismatomeris khoonmengiana is proposed as a new name for Coffea malayana .
Keywords
COFFEA MALAYANA; CONSERVATION STATUS; LECTOTYPIFICATION; MALAY PENINSULA; NEW NAME; PRISMATOMERIS; RUBIACEAE