Apoballis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Schismatoglottideae
Genus: Apoballis
Species: A. acuminatissima – A. belophylla – A. brevipes – A. grandiflora – A. hastifolia – A. javanica – A. longicaulis – A. mutata – A. okadae – A. ovata – A. rupestris – A. sagittifolia
Name

Apoballis Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 318 (1858)

Type species: Apoballis rupestris (Zoll. & Moritzi) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce, Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 51: 254 (2010) Designated as its synonym Apoballis neglecta Schott, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 8: 317 (1858)

Note: This is a new circumscription of a resurrected genus, Wong & Boyce (2010).
References

Schott, H.W. 1858. Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 8: 318.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Apoballis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Apoballis. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 16 2014.
Tropicos.org 2014. Apoballis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Nov. 2014.
Wong, S.Y. & Boyce, P.C. 2010. Studies on Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo IX: A new genus Hestia and resurrection of Apoballis, Botanical Studies 51: 249-255. Full text PDF.

Apoballis is a genus of plants in the Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, primarily the Island of Sumatra in, Indonesia.[1][2] Some authorities regard this group as part of the larger genus Schismatoglottis.[3]

Apoballis acuminatissima (Schott) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
Apoballis belophylla (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
Apoballis brevipes (Hook.f.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
Apoballis grandiflora (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
Apoballis hastifolia (Hallier f. ex Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
Apoballis javanica (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Java
Apoballis longicaulis (Ridl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
Apoballis mutata (Scort. ex Hook.f.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
Apoballis okadae (M.Hotta) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
Apoballis ovata (Schott) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
Apoballis rupestris (Zoll. & Moritzi) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Timor
Apoballis sagittifolia (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce, Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 51: 254 (2010).
Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.