A New Mapania Species (Cyperaceae) from Sarawak, Malaysia

Abstract

Mapania kadimiana Shabdin, Meekiong & Miraadila, a new species from Sarikei Division, Sarawak isdescribed and illustrated. It possesses distinctly 3-ranked leaves with tightly imbricated leaf sheaths anddistinctly dark chocolate brown which closely similar to M. spadicea Uittien. The new species however, isdifferent by having 1-4 spikes in sessile terminal capitulum whereas M. spadicea always has solitary spikes. M.kadimiana occurs lithophytically on rock surface or in damp or wet places on slopes near streams. Recognitionof M. kadimiana increased the total number of Mapania in Sarawak to 32 species.

Two New Species and One New Geographical Record for Sarawak, Malaysia (Cyperaceae: Mapanioideae)

“…The diversity of Mapania species in Sarawak is tremendous, with 31 out of 71 world's total number are recorded includes three newly described species; M. sapuaniana Shabdin (2013a); M. multiflora Shabdin (2013b), M. meekiongii and M. kadimiana Shabdin, Meekiong & Miraadila (Shabdin et al, 2016). Our recent field excursions collected many interesting specimens that morphologically not matching with the existing species recorded for Sarawak.…”