Seringia (Byttneriaceae / Malvaceae-Byttnerioideae) new to Southeast Asia and S. botak endangered in Indonesian New Guinea grassland and savannah

• DOI: 10.3767/blumea.2018.63.02.12
• Publication Date: 2018-10-02T01:05:22Z
• Authors: M. Cheek; J. Wanma; M. Jitmau; M. Jebb
• Keywords: New guinea

Seringia botak Cheek sp.nov., based on a collection made by the authors in 2017, is described from metalliferous grassland and savannah habitats Indonesian New Guinea.Initially this appeared to be first verified record of SE Asia extend range genus c. 1 500 km further north than previously recorded northern limit Northern Territory, Australia.Further research, however, showed two previous specimens taxon