Checklist of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo)
Author
Wong, Sin Yeng
Author
Joling, Jyloerica
text
Check List
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/17.3.931
journal article
10.15560/17.3.931
1809-127X
Amorphophallus rugosus
Hett.
& A.L.Lamb
Figure 3C
Material
examined.
MALAYSIA
–
Pedalaman
•
Tambunan
/
Keningan District-boundary
,
Ulu Apin Apin
, in colluvial soil, on slope of sanstone ridge, cool shaded habitat; ca.
700 m
elev.;
i-1993
;
Lamb
&
Surat
ALFS 625 (holo L)
.
Identification.
Amorphophallus rugosus
is morphologically
similar to
A. costatus
but can be differentiated by the much longer peduncle and larger proportions in general (
Hetterscheid 1994
).
Distribution and ecology.
Endemic to
Sabah
. Known only from the
type
collection from Ulu Apin Apin, Tambunan-Keningau.
Amorphophallus rugosus
can be found growing in traditional orchards, rubber farms, secondary and mixed dipterocarp forest. In colluvial soil, on slope of sandstone ridge, cool shaded habitat, ca.
700 m
.
elev.