Aristolochia vallisicola (Aristolochiaceae), a new species from Peninsular Malaysia

By

Yao, Tze Leong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

NeoBiota : advancing research on alien species and biological invasions

Volume

14

Pages

15-22

Subjects

Aristolochia , Aristolochiaceae , Peninsular Malaysia

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sophia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.14.3354

 

Abstract

A new species in the genus Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae), A. vallisicola T.L.Yao, from Peninsular Malaysia is described and illustrated. Among all Peninsular Malaysian Aristolochia, it is the only species with a pinnately veined lamina and a disc-liked perianth limb. A distribution map is provided and its conservation status is assessed as Least Concern.