The Malesian species of Serianthes Bentham (Fabaceae-Mimosoideae)

Abstract

The Malesian representatives of Serianthes are revised and the relationships with those from nearby Pacific islands are discussed. A key is provided to all relevant taxa as well as maps showing their respective distributions. S. minahassae (Koord.) Merr. & ~ e r r y is reinstated here and newly subdivided with ssp. rninahassae in central Malesia, ssp. ledermannii (Harms) Kanis, stat. nov.. in New Guinea and ssp. fosbergii Kanis. nom. & stat. nov. (based on Albizia melanesica Fosb.), in the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands. S. dilmyi Fosb. reaches from Sumatra and the Philippines to western New Guinea and the Admiralty Islands. S. robinsonii Fosb, is restricted to the southern Moluccas. S. hooglandii (Fosb.) Kanis, stat. nov., occurs in eastern New Guinea, with ssp. floridensis Kanis, ssp. nov.. in the Solomon Islands. S. kanehirae Fosb. is excluded, being restricted to the western Caroline Islands.