Abstract

Studies of West Malesian material of the genus Agrostophyllum reveals that three previously described species should be treated as new synonyms of earlier named entities, namely A. arundinaceum Ridl. (= A. cyathiforme J.J.Sm.), A. mearnsii Ames (= A. globiceps Schltr.) and A. wenzelii Ames (= A. glumaceum Hook.f.). However A. formosanum Rolfe is found to be a good species, distinct from A. inocephalum (Schauer) Rchb.f. On the other hand five new taxa have been recognised and are proposed here, namely A. asahanense, A. boeeanum, A. galeandrae, A. maliauense and A. pseudolaxum.

中文摘要

本文研究馬來亞西部地區的禾葉蘭屬，並發現先前所描述的三個物種應處理為同物異名，分別是A. arundinaceum Ridl. (= A. cyathiforme J.J.Sm.)、A. mearnsii Ames (= A. globiceps Schltr.)和A. wenzelii Ames (= A. glumaceum Hook.f.)；另外，筆者也指出A. formosanum Rolfe應是獨立於A. inocephalum (Schauer) Rchb.f.之物種。本文也提出五個新種，分別為A. asahanense，A. boeeanum，A. galeandrae，A. maliauense 及A. pseudolaxum。

Keyword: Malesia, Agrostophyllum, new species.