PhytoKeys 181: 9–19 (2021) A peer-reviewed open-access journal doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.181.69045 RESEARCH ARTICLE https://phytokeys.pensoft.net Launched to accelerate biodiversity research Hanguana deflexa (Hanguanaceae), a new forest species from Sarawak, Borneo Michal Hroneš1, Jana Leong-Škorničková2, Matti A. Niissalo2, Martin Dančák3 1 Department of Botany, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic 2 Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board Singapore, 1 Cluny Road, 259569, Singapore, Singapore 3 Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc, CZ-78371, Czech Republic Corresponding author: Michal Hroneš (
[email protected]) Academic editor: Peter Boyce | Received 23 May 2021 | Accepted 17 July 2021 | Published 18 August 2021 Citation: Hroneš M, Leong-Škorničková J, Niissalo MA, Dančák M (2021) Hanguana deflexa (Hanguanaceae), a new forest species from Sarawak, Borneo. PhytoKeys 181: 9–19. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.181.69045 Abstract Hanguana deflexa sp. nov. (Hanguanaceae) from Lawas district, Sarawak, Malaysia (northern Borneo) is described and illustrated, bringing the total number of species in Borneo to eight. The new species differs from all other recognized Hanguana species by a combination of flat leaf blade, deflexed infructescences, one-seeded dull red fruits with centrally positioned stigma and globose seed with wedge-shaped ostiole. Revised key for Bornean Hanguana species is presented. Keywords Commelinales, Malaysia, rainforest, taxonomy Introduction The flora of Borneo is one of the richest in the World (Kier et al. 2005). At the same time, it is among the most threatened, especially due to forest logging, conversion of forest to cropland and large-scale infrastructure projects (Wilcove et al.