Triuridaceae

Sciaphila Blume

Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 10 December 2019

Sciaphila arfakiana Becc., Malesia 3 (1890) 337; Meerend., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1984) 117. = Sciaphila clemensae Hemsl. in Hook., Icon. IV 9 (1907) t. 2850; Fedde Repert. 5 (1908) 265; Merr., EPFP 1 (1922) 28; Type: Clemens 775. Distribution: Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Isls, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra. MINDANAO: Lanao del Sur, MINDORO, NEGROS. Notes: Damp primary forest, shaded banks, c. 750m. Native.
Sciaphila consimilis Blume, Mus. Bot. 1 (1851) 322; Meerend., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1984) 120. Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Philippines. LUZON: NCR, MINDANAO. Notes: Forest. Amongst thick leaf litter. Native.
Sciaphila densiflora Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. 49 (1912) 87; Meerend., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1984) 118. Distribution: Borneo, Lesser Sunda Isls, Moluccas, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka. LUZON: NCR. Native.
Sciaphila maculata Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. Bot. 21 (1852) 48; S.Vidal, Phan. Cuming. Philipp. (1885) 154; Rev. Pl. Vasc. Filip. (1886) 282; Merr., EPFP 1 (1923) 28; Meerend., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1984) 113. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, New Guinea. LUZON: Bataan, MINDANAO: Agusan del Norte, Zamboanga. Notes: Meerendonk omits the Philippines in the distribution range of this species, but Merrill listed the cited Philippine localities; in damp primary forests at low and medium elevation. Native.
Sciaphila multiflora Giesen in Engl., Pflanzenreich, Heft 104 (1938) 49; Meerend., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1984) 120. = Sciaphila mindanaensis Giesen in Engl., Pflanzenreich, Heft 104 (1938) 51. Distribution: New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Philippines. MINDANAO: Davao del Sur. Native.
Sciaphila nana Blume, Mus. Bot. 1 (1851) 322; Meerend., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1984) 117. Distribution: Java, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra. LUZON: Laguna. Native.
Sciaphila secundiflora Thwaites ex Benth., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7 (1855) 10; Meerend., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1984) 116. Distribution: Borneo, Hong Kong, Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Isls, Sri Lanka, Sumatra. LUZON: Aurora. Native.
Sciaphila tenella Blume, Bijdr. 10 (1826) 515; Meerend., Fl. Males. ser. 1, 10 (1984) 113. Distribution: Borneo, Java, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Solomon Isls, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra. MINDANAO: Lanao del Sur. Native.

References

📋 Chantanaorrathai, S & A Chantanaorrapint. 2012. A new species record of Sciaphila (Triuridaceae) for Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 40: 114-117
📋 Meerendonk, JPM de. 1984. Triuridaceae. Flora Malesiana series 1, 10: 109-121
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