Nothobaccaurea is a genus of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae, first described as a genus in 2000. It is native to various islands in the Pacific. The genus is named for its false resemblance with Baccaurea. Like Baccaurea, it is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.
The genus Tacca, which includes the batflowers and arrowroot, consists of flowering plants in the order Dioscoreales, native to tropical regions of South America, Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and various Oceanic islands. In older texts, the genus was treated in its own family Taccaceae, but the 2003 APG II system incorporates it into the family Dioscoreaceae. The APG III and APG IV systems continue to include Tacca in Dioscoreaceae.
The Stemonaceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants placed in the order Pandanales. The family consists of four genera with ca 37 known species distributed in areas with seasonal climate across Southeast Asia and tropical Australia. One native species is found in the United States. In earlier systems the family was called Roxburghiaceae, after Roxburghia, now Stemona.
Klarobelia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. There are about 12 species.
Xanthophyllum is a genus of about 109 species of trees and shrubs, of the plant family Polygalaceae;. The generic name is from the Greek meaning "yellow leaf", referring to how the leaves are often yellow when dry. In Borneo it is known as minyak berok in Malay or nyalin in the Iban language.
Stichoneuron is a genus in the family Stemonaceae erected in 1883.
Rehia is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Rehia nervata, native to Brazil and to the Guianas.
Blumea sericea, also known as silky dwarf bush, is a species of flowering plants in the fleabane tribe within the sunflower family. It has been placed as the sole species Nanothamnus sericeus in the monotypic genus Nanothamnus. It is native to India.
Blumeopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Its size can range from 25–100 centimeters.
Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942) was an Irish medical doctor. He is known particularly now for his botanical work, which was important for the study of the flora of Thailand.
Flora Malesiana is a multi-volume flora describing the vascular plants of Malesia, published by the National Herbarium of the Netherlands since 1950. It currently consists of 204 full treatments, covering about 20% of a total of approximately 40,000 species.
Ruurd Dirk Hoogland was a Dutch-born explorer and naturalist, who migrated to Australia and made numerous botanical expeditions to New Guinea, Oceania and Europe. He was an expert on the family Cunoniaceae.
Gynostemma is a genus of perennial climbing vines in the cucumber, gourd, and melon family, comprising at least 19 species, all native to the tropical East or Far East, inclusive of the Himalayas: China ; the islands of Japan; Malaysia; and New Guinea. The term Gynostemma is derived from Ancient Greek γυνή meaning "woman" or "female", and στέμμα meaning "wreath" or "garland". In (post-)classical Latin the form stemma is attested as Greek loanword. In Ancient Greek and Latin, stemma is of neuter gender. German-Dutch botanist Carl Ludwig Blume described Gynostemma from two species he named: G. pedata and G. simplicifolia. Neither species was clearly designated by him as the type; however, the former species, G. pedatum is now considered to be a synonym of G. pentaphyllum(Thunb.) Makino. The genus was published in 1825, in Carl Ludwig von Blume's Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië.
Xanthophyllum clovis is a tree in the family Polygalaceae. The specific epithet clovis is from the French meaning "nail" or "clove", referring to the clove-like appearance of the buds.
Ruthiella is a genus of plants in the Campanulaceae. It contains 4 known species, all endemic to New Guinea.
- Ruthiella oblongifolia(Diels) Steenis
- Ruthiella saxicola(P.Royen) Steenis
- Ruthiella schlechteri(Diels) Steenis
- Ruthiella subcordata(Merr. & L.M.Perry) Steenis
Lindsayomyrtus is a monotypic genus in the family Myrtaceae, containling the single species Lindsayomyrtus racemoides, commonly known as Daintree penda. These large trees grow naturally in the rainforests of the Wet Tropics of Queensland in Australia, the Moluccas, New Guinea and New Britain.
Whiteodendron is a genus of plant in family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1952. It contains only one known species, Whiteodendron moultonianum, endemic to Borneo.
Chilocarpus conspicuus is a plant in the genus Chilocarpus, in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Borneo. The only information known about this species is from a collection from Mt Kinabalu, Brunei and two collections from Sarawak. There are several similar species that are alike in flower and without examining the distinctive fruit of this species, a specimen may be mistaken for Chilocarpus denudatus. It is an accepted species, first described by Steenis and originally published in Blumea 19: 162 1971.
Astrotrichilia is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae.
Johannes Hendrikus Kern (1903–1974) was a Dutch botanist, with an international reputation as an expert on the Cyperaceae.
