A new species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the Bird’s Head Peninsula, western New Guinea

Abstract

Syzygium oransbariense Mustaqim, Y.W.Low & Heatubun (Myrtaceae) is here formally described. This species is found in the lowlands on the eastern flank of the Arfak Mountains, Bird’s Head Peninsula, western New Guinea. The species is similar to Syzygium longipes (Diels) Merr. & L.M.Perry but differs based on a set of diagnostic morphological characters. Species description, distribution, a preliminary conservation status assessment, and notes on the new species are presented here.

Syzygium setosum (Myrtaceae), a rare and endangered peat swamp tree in Southeast Asia: lectotypification, conservation status and a new record in Sumatra

“…The majority of the Syzygium species in the Malesian region fall within Indonesia, with over 300 Syzygium species estimated to occur in the country ( Craven , 2001; BGCI, 2022; POWO, 2022). Nevertheless, the inventory of Syzygium in Indonesia is incomplete, considering many parts of the country are poorly botanised ( Frodin , 2001; Middleton et al, 2019; Cámara-Leret et al, 2020) and many new species have been discovered since the 2000s, including: ten species from Sumatra ( Widodo et al, 2010; Widodo , 2011; Widodo & Chikmawati , 2016; Widodo & Lucas , 2018), six from Sulawesi ( Brambach et al, 2017; Sunarti , 2020), nine from Indonesian New Guinea ( Snow & Craven , 2010; Hambali et al, 2017; Craven , 2019; Mustaqim et al, 2020; Craven et al, 2021), and one from Lesser Sunda Islands ( Sunarti et al, 2022).…”