Pothos barberianus Schott

Wong, Sin Yeng & Joling, Jyloerica, 2021, Checklist of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), Check List 17 (3), pp. 931-974 : 955

Pothos barberianus Schott

Material examined. MALAYSIA – Pedalaman • Tambunan, Gunung Alab ; [05°49′51″N, 116°20′23″E], 1300 m elev.; 22 February 1969, H. P. Nooteboom 999A (L) – Pantai Barat • Kota Belud, Mt Templer Forest Reserve, South of Sungai Talupit ; [06°24′10″N, 116°36′39″E]; 548.64 m (1800 ft.) elev.; 26 September 1972; G. Shea & F. Minjulu SAN 76257 ( SAN) – Sandakan • Beluran, Labuk & Sugut , Doji , western side of Bt. Doji and pass way from Telupid to Ulu Karamuak , Bt. Doji , Telupid ; [05°37′39″N, 117°6′45″E]; 100 m elev.; 24 October 1968; Kokawa & Hotta 413 (L) • Kinabatangan, Karamuak, Sungai Kerang ; [05°N, 115°45′E]; 1 September 1970; Kumin Muroh SAN 70601 ( SAN) • Sandakan, Bidu- Bidu Hills, Bidu-bidu Hills above Kiabau ; 05°50′49″N, 117°15′41″E; 457.2 m elev.; 3 June 1964; W. Meijer SAN 43823 ( SAN) • Sandakan, Kebun Cina ; 05°51′04″N ,

118°03′47″E; 30 May 1990; W. Meijer SAN 124380 ( SAN) • Sandakan , Mile 17 Labuk Road; [05°53′28″N, 117°55′9″E]; 26 March 1963; Mukmin Asir SAN 35621 ( SAN) – Tawau • Lahad Datu , Madai Forest Reserve; [04°41′18″N, 118°01′55″E]; 6 August 1993; Martin Sands & K. M. Wong 6033 ( SAN) .

Identification. Pothos barberianus belongs to subgenus Allopothos, the Barberianus group. It can be detected easily from its inflorescence pendent by the sharply re- flexed peduncle, spathe strongly reflexed and spadix only just exceeding the greatly enlarged peduncle ( Boyce and Hay 2001).

Distribution and ecology. Northwestern, southwestern, and northeastern Sabah. In a wide range of habitats from primary and disturbed lowland forest on clays to ridgetop kerangas, 10–1800 m elev.