Apoballis
| Apoballis | |
|---|---|
| Apoballis mutata botanical drawing, 1912 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Schismatoglottideae |
| Genus: | Apoballis Schott |
Apoballis is a genus of plants in the Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, primarily the island of Sumatra in Indonesia,[1][2] and northwards to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar and eastwards to Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands.[3] Some authorities regard this group as part of the larger genus Schismatoglottis.[4]
Species
As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 14 species:[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 linguiformis (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
- 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 ridleyana (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
- 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).
- ^ a b "Apoballis Schott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ 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.