A New Species of Stigmatodactylus (Orchidaceae) from West Papua Province, Indonesia, and the Rediscovery and Reinterpretation of S. gibbsiae
Two species of <i>Stigmatodactylus</i> have recently been observed in the Arfak Mountains of West Papua Province, Indonesian New Guinea. One of these is clearly undescribed and is here described as <i>Stigmatodactylus antennatus</i> Schuit., Saputra & Wanma, a species uniquely characterised by the presence of a pair of antennae on the lip. The other is believed to be <i>S. gibbsiae</i> (Kores) Kores. This species was only known from the type material collected in the Arfak Mountains more than a century ago, in 1913. There are, however, significant discrepancies between the protologue and the material recently found. We interpret these discrepancies as misinterpretations of the poor type material of <i>S. gibbsiae</i>, and provide images based on fresh material. An identification key to the four species of <i>Stigmatodactylus</i> in New Guinea is included.
Authors
- Charlie D. Heatubun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1377-7375)
- Jimmy F. Wanma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-5352)
- André Schuiteman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6701-8158)
- Reza Saputra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-936X)
Institutions
- State University of Papua (ID)
- Southwest Forestry University (CN)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (GB)
- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AU)
- Andalas University (ID)
- James Cook University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plants
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/plants15040589
- Primary Topic
- Biological and pharmacological studies of plants
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional