Schismatoglottis lingua

Wong, Sin Yeng & Joling, Jyloerica, 2021, Checklist of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), Check List 17 (3), pp. 931-974 : 964

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.931
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03954319-FFC0-4E0B-7130-FE238521CC4D
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Schismatoglottis lingua
status

Treatment

Schismatoglottis lingua View in CoL A.Hay

Material examined. MALAYSIA – Pedalaman • Nabawan, Sungai Maadun, Syt. Benawood, Sungai Maadun ; 04°51′31″N, 116°34′48″E; 25 May 1987; Fidi- lis krispinus SAN 119368 ( SAN) GoogleMaps – Sandakan • Sandakan, Tongod, Maliau Basin Field station ; 04°44′10″N, 116°58′37″E; 17 April 1996; A. Hay 12098 ( SAN) GoogleMaps • same locality; 17 April 1999, A. Hay 12111 ( SAN) GoogleMaps .

Identification. Schismatoglottis lingua have similar spadix to S. calyptrata , and can be differentiated from its larger size, heavier appendix, solitary long-pedunculate inflorescence, rims of the staminal thecae elevated well above the connective, erect petioles with bases joined by the wings of the sheath into something resembling a pseudostem, the elongated tongue-shaped leaves ( Hay and Yuzammi 2000).

Distribution and ecology. Schismatoglottis lingua is endemic to Sabah. Stream banks in kerangas forest at 960 m elev.