Zumaidar, Tatik Chikmawati, Alex Hartana, Sobir, Johanis P. Mogea, Finn Borchsenius
A new species of Salacca sect. Salacca from Sumatra is described and illustrated. It is characterized by dwarf habit, with leaves to 2.5 m long; erect and slender staminate inflorescences to 7 cm long; and small infructescences, to 10 cm long, with up to 3 branches The most similar species, S. rupicola from Borneo, is different in having the apical leaflets composed ca. 8 united segments versus 2 in the new species, and in having larger inflorescences, the staminate to 15 cm long and the pistillate to 40 cm long. © 2014 Magnolia Press.
Department of Biology, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor 16680, Darmaga Campus, Indonesia; Department of Biology, Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam Banda Aceh, Jl. Syech Abdur Rauf, Indonesia; Department Agronomy and Horticulture, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor 16680, Darmaga Campus, Indonesia; Herbarium Bogoriense, Botany Division, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong, Jl Raya Jakarta Bogor, Indonesia; Science Museums, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Building 1137 Universitetsparken, Denmark
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