Homalomena vagans P.C.Boyce

Wong, Sin Yeng & Joling, Jyloerica, 2021, Checklist of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), Check List 17 (3), pp. 931-974 : 952

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.931
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5466239
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03954319-FFF4-4E3F-7130-FDFB8586CC2C
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Homalomena vagans P.C.Boyce
status

Treatment

Homalomena vagans P.C.Boyce View in CoL

Material examined. MALAYSIA – Sandakan • Beluran, Bidu-Bidu Forest Reserve ; 05°45′04′′N, 117°18′36′′E; 23 March 2009; Suzana S. SAN 150389 ( SAN) GoogleMaps • Kinabatangan, Maliau Basin, Maliau Basin Field station ; 04° 44′09.5″N, 116°58′36.8″E; 17 April 1996; A. Hay 12106 ( SAN) GoogleMaps .

Identification. The lithophytic habit, creeping stem, and narrow leaf blades is distinctive for the species. The infructescence peduncle in H. vagans is unusual in the genus in its erect, not drooping habit ( Boyce 1994).

Distribution and ecology. Steep banks near river in primary lowland mixed dipterocarp forest on Setap shale formation; 65 m.