Biology:Apoballis
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Apoballis is a genus of plants in the Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, primarily the island of Sumatra in Indonesia,[1][2] and northwards to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar and eastwards to Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands.[3] Some authorities regard this group as part of the larger genus Schismatoglottis.[4]
Species
As of December 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 14 species:[3]
- Apoballis acuminatissima (Schott) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis belophylla (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis brevipes (Hook.f.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
- Apoballis grandiflora (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis hastifolia (Hallier f. ex Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis javanica (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Java
- Apoballis linguiformis (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
- Apoballis longicaulis (Ridl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis mutata (Scort. ex Hook.f.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
- Apoballis okadae (M.Hotta) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis ovata (Schott) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis ridleyana (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
- Apoballis rupestris (Zoll. & Moritzi) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Timor
- Apoballis sagittifolia (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce, Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 51: 254 (2010).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Apoballis Schott". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:2701-1.
- ↑ Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Wikidata ☰ Q9158484 entry
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