Apoballis

Apoballis mutata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Schismatoglottideae
Genus: Apoballis
Species: A. acuminatissima – A. belophylla – A. brevipes – A. grandiflora – A. hastifolia – A. javanica – A. longicaulis – A. mutata – A. okadae – A. ovata – A. rupestris – A. sagittifolia

Name

Apoballis Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 318 (1858)

• Type species: Apoballis rupestris (Zoll. & Moritzi) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce, Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 51: 254 (2010) Designated as its synonym Apoballis neglecta Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 317 (1858)
  

Note: This is a new circumscription of a resurrected genus, Wong & Boyce (2010).

References

• Schott, H.W. 1858. Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 8: 318.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Apoballis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Apoballis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 16 2014.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Apoballis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Nov. 2014.
• Wong, S.Y. & Boyce, P.C. 2010. Studies on Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo IX: A new genus Hestia and resurrection of Apoballis, Botanical Studies 51: 249-255. Full text PDF.

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