TWO NEW WILD SPECIES OF AVERRHOA (OXALIDACEAE) FROM INDONESIA

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Averrhoa dolichocarpa, Averrhoa leucopetala, Oxalidaceae, Indonesia

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Rugayah Rugayah
Siti Sunarti

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RUGAYAH & SUNARTI, S. 2008. Two new wild species of Averrhoa (Oxalidaceae) from Indonesia. Reinwardtia 12(4): 325 – 331. — Based on living collections cultivated in Bogor Botanical Gardens and several herbarium specimens kept in Herbarium Bogoriense, Averrhoa dolichocarpa Rugayah & Sunarti (from New Guinea) and A. leucopetala Rugayah & Sunarti (from North Sulawesi) are described as new species. They are compared with A. carambola L. and A. bilimbi L. the only other known species so far.

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Vol. 12 No. 4 (2008)
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