Amorphophallus Minimus (Araceae), A New Species From the Montane Forest of Nueva Ecija, Luzon Island, Philippines

• Main Authors: Bustamante, Rene Alfred Anton, Claudel, Cyrille, Altomonte, John Charles A, Udasco, Leonardo C, Jr., Tamayo, Maverick N
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Caraballo Mountain Range; lichen mimicry; Malesia; staminodes; subg. Amorphophallus; Thomsonieae; Biodiversity; Biology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/200; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/njb.03251
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Amorphophallus minimus (Araceae) is herein described and illustrated as a new species from the montane forest of Nueva Ecija; Luzon island; Philippines. A. minimus has an overall resemblance to Amorphophallus palawanensis Bogner and Hett.; however; it is easily distinguished by having a club-shaped and colliculate appendix that is contiguous with the male zone; oblate stamens (2 per flower); presence of leaf bulbils; and its overall small dimensions. Amorphophallus minimus is currently the only species in the Philippines found to inhabit a montane forest ecosystem.