%0 Journal Article
%A Prima Wahyu Kusuma Hutabarat
%A Zulfadli
%A Kurniawan Palindondaya Bandjolu
%A Basrul
%A Muhammad Rifqi Hariri
%A Andhika Senatama
%A Siti Halimah Larekeng
%T <i>Rhododendron yombuwurii</i> (Ericaceae), a new orange-flowered species of subgenus <i>Vireya</i> from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
%D 2026
%J Taiwania
%V 71
%N 2
%P 277-283
%U https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2170
%X A new species of <i>Rhododendron</i> subgenus <i>Vireya</i> from Central Sulawesi, <i>Rhododendron yombuwurii</i>, is described. The species is known from material originating from the Tokorondo Range, northwest of Lake Poso, and is currently cultivated at a lower elevation near Saluopa Waterfall, where it grows epiphytically and produces small, bright orange flowers. We provide a detailed morphological description, comparative microscopic observations, notes on distribution, habitat and ecology, and a preliminary conservation assessment. Phylogenetic analyses based on the nuclear ribosomal ITS region support the placement of the species within subgenus <i>Vireya</i> and its distinction from morphologically similar taxa.
%M doi:10.6165/tai.2026.71.277