@Article{taiwania2026712209, AUTHOR = {Wendy A. Mustaqim, Arifin S.D. Irsyam, Muhammad A. Pratama, Irwansyah Surbakti, Muhammad R. Hariri}, TITLE = {Homalomena bungamerah (Araceae), a new species from Northern Sumatra, Indonesia}, JOURNAL = {Taiwania}, VOLUME = {71}, YEAR = {2026}, ISSUE = {2}, PAGES = {209-212}, URL = {https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2160}, ABSTRACT = {A new litophytic species of Homalomena from Sumatra, Homalomena bungamerah, is described. The new species is unique in having a plicate verrucose upper leaf surface combined with the absence of interpistillar staminodes. Owing to the ongoing threats and small population, H. bungamerah is provisionally assessed as Critically Endangered (CR B2 ab(iii,v)). Morphological descriptions, photographs, and notes are given.}, DOI = {10.6165/tai.2026.71.209} }