NOMENCLATURAL TRANSFERS IN EAST MALESIAN MYRSINE (MYRSINACEAE), AND THE DESCRIPTION OF M. WARRAE, A DISTINCTIVE NEW SPECIES FROM ULTRABASIC ENVIRONMENTS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

摘要

Recent studies in the palaeotropics indicate that Rapanea cannot be maintained as a separate genus from Myrsine (Myrsinaceae). Based oil the latest evidence from comparative morphology, Papuasian Rapanea are thus transferred to Myrsine. The nomenclatural adjustment provides a foundation for future additions to the enlarged genus, previously represented by only three of the required binomials.After the establishment of a complete set of Myrsine names for eastern Malesia, M. warrae W.N.Takeuchi Pipoly is added to the redefined conspectus. The new plant is distinguished by large leaves, rostrate fruits, and an apparent restriction to ultrabasic substrates.