TY -JOUR
AU -Prima Wahyu Kusuma Hutabarat
AU -Zulfadli
AU -Kurniawan Palindondaya Bandjolu
AU -Basrul
AU -Muhammad Rifqi Hariri
AU -Andhika Senatama
AU -Siti Halimah Larekeng
TI -<i>Rhododendron yombuwurii</i> (Ericaceae), a new orange-flowered species of subgenus <i>Vireya</i> from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
PY -2026
DA -2026-03-28
JO -Taiwania
VL -71
IS -2
SP -277
EP -283
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/2170
AB -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.
DO -10.6165/tai.2026.71.277