Sarawakia

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

Last updated November 21, 2025

Sarawakia is a genus of flowering plants in the arum family, Araceae. It includes five species endemic to Borneo.^[1]

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

Species

Five species are accepted.^[1]

Sarawakia clausula (S.Y.Wong) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Sarawakia cyria (P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Sarawakia larynx (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Sarawakia petradoxa (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
Sarawakia rejangica (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce

References

1 2 "Sarawakia 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 "Sarawakia 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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