snow_1_rhodamnia_new_guinea

Neil Snow1, Neil Snow2

1 527 S. Oakes St, 59601, Helena, United States; 2 

Corresponding author(s): Neil Snow (nwiltonsnow@gmail.com)

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Abstract

Five new species of Rhodamnia are proposed for New Guinea, including R. asekiensis, R. daymanensis, R. makumak, R. taratot, and R. waigeoensis. Rhodamnia sharpeana, known previously only in Australia, is reported for the first time for Papua New Guinea. Detailed species descriptions and associated taxonomic data are provided for all species. A key is provided for species of Rhodamnia with stellate trichomes. Given the overall paucity of collections, all species are tentatively assigned as Data Deficient following IUCN conservation recommendations.

Keywords: Australia, conservation, ethnobotany, Indonesia, New Guinea, Myrtaceae, Myrteae, new species, Papua New Guinea, Rhodamnia, systematics, taxonomy, Waigeo Island, Occurrence

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt.pensoft.net/resource?r=snow_1_rhodamnia_new_guinea

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: Newly described species in the genus Rhodamnia (Myrtaceae: Myrteae) from island of New Guinea, including four new species from Papua New Guinea and one new species from Indonesia.  Discussion of first report of a previously known species from Australia also occurring in Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomic ranks
Species: Rhodamnia asikiensis, Rhodamnia daymanensis, Rhodamnia makumak, Rhodamnia toratot, Rhodamnia waigeoensis, Rhodamnia sharpeana
Common names: Makumak (Daga language), Toratot (Nowata language), Sharpe's Rhodamnia

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Island of New Guinea including outlying islands (e.g., Waigeo Island) and northeastern Australia.
Coordinates: 18°7'12''S and 4°42'36''N Latitude; 128°52'12''E and 175°13'48''E Longitude 

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: Herbarium Pacificum Bishop Museum
Collection name: Rhodamnia asekiensis
Collection identifier: H. Streimann & A. Kairo NGF 39049
Specimen preservation method: Dried

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2012-11-24
Hierarchy level: Dataset