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Issue: Vol. 308 No. 1: 2 June 2017
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-06-02
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.308.1.15
Page range: 141–143
Abstract views: 18
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Morinda carnosa (Morindeae-Rubiaceae), a new species from Palawan, Philippines

The Graduate School, College of Science and Research Center for the Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila, 1015, Philippines
The Graduate School, College of Science and Research Center for the Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila, 1015, Philippines
The Graduate School, College of Science and Research Center for the Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, España, Manila, 1015, Philippines
Morinda carnosa Morindeae Rubiaceae Eudicots Philippines

Abstract

Morinda carnosa, a new species from Mt.Talon, Coron Palawan, Philippines is here described and illustrated. This is a first record of endemic Morinda in the country following the current taxonomic revisions in Morindeae. Morinda carnosa is easily distinguished from other Malesian Morinda by having petals being carnose and thick, corolla lobes not recurved, corolla pubescent with prominent striations on each lobe, calyx puberulent and fruit sparsely scabrid.