Borneoa

Borneoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Subfamily:	Aroideae
Tribe:	Schismatoglottideae
Genus:	Borneoa ; S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce

Last updated November 21, 2025

Borneoa is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. It includes 22 species native to Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia.^[1]

The genus was described by Sin Yeng Wong and Peter Charles Boyce in 2024, and includes species formerly placed in Schismatoglottis .^[2]

Species

22 species are accepted.^[1]

Borneoa asperata (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa barbata (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa ciliata (A.Hay) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa crinitissima (A.Hay) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa crypta (P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa dilecta (S.Y.Wong, P.C.Boyce & S.L.Low) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa ferruginea (Merr.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa gampsospadix (P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa gillianiae (P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa hottae (Bogner & Nicolson) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa jelandii (P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa mira (S.Y.Wong, P.C.Boyce & S.L.Low) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa mons (Kartini) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa persistens (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa pyrrhias (A.Hay) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa scortechinii (Hook.f.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa sejuncta (A.Hay) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa shaleicola (P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa tahubangensis (A.Hay & Hersc.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa tegorae (P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa thelephora (S.Y.Wong, P.C.Boyce & S.L.Low) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Borneoa zainuddinii (Kartini, P.C.Boyce & S.Y.Wong) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce

References

1 2 "Borneoa S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 November 2025.
↑ Sin Yeng, W., & Boyce, P. C. (2024). Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LXXVII — Circumscribing Schismatoglottis sensu stricto, and seven new genera. Webbia, 79(2), 255–289. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-16015

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[powo-1] 1 2 "Borneoa S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 November 2025.

[Wong-2] Sin Yeng, W., & Boyce, P. C. (2024). Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LXXVII — Circumscribing Schismatoglottis sensu stricto, and seven new genera. Webbia, 79(2), 255–289. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-16015

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