Ooia kinabaluensis (Bogner) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce

Wong, Sin Yeng & Joling, Jyloerica, 2021, Checklist of aroids (Alismatales, Araceae) from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), Check List 17 (3), pp. 931-974 : 954-955

Ooia kinabaluensis (Bogner) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce Figure 5B

Material examined. MALAYSIA – Pedalaman • Pensiangan, Pensiangan Utara Sub-District, Kampung Pun Batu , Bukit Pun Batu ; 04°47′30″N, 116°11′33″E; 609.6 m (2000 ft.) elev.; 24 October 1996; S. P. Lim et al. LSP 1502 ( SAN) • Sipitang, Long Pasia, Sungai Pulau ; [04°24′11″N, 115°39′00″E]; 609.6 m (2000 ft.) elev.; 3 September 2002; Postar SAN 145751 (K, SAN) • Sipitang, Long Pasia ; [04°24′11″N, 115°39′00″E]; 10 August 1988; Amin et al. SAN 123353 ( SAN) • Sipitang, Lower Sungai Maga ; [04°24′11″N, 115°39′00″E]; 1200 m elev.; 18 April 2000; S. P. Lim & Soinin SAN 143701 ( SAN) • Tambunan, Mount Trus Madi ; [05°37′N, 116°30′E]; 1000 m elev.; 19 March 1969; Nooteboom H. P. Nooteboom 1389 ( SAN) • Tambunan, Trus Madi, Along Talabao River ; [05°33′11″N, 116°31′01″E]; 23 May 1986; Joseph B. et al. SAN 113554 ( SAN) • Tambunan, Trus Madi, Mount Trusmadi ; [05°25′22″N, 118°14′19″E]; 1000 m elev.; 20 March 1969; Nooteboom H. P. Nooteboom 1417 (L) • Tenom, Katubu ; [04°51′47″N, 115°58′03″E]; 533.4 m (1750 ft.) elev.; 29 April 1972; Cockburn SAN 70057 ( SAN) – Pantai Barat • Kota Belud, Kinabalu Park, Kg Sayap , end of road to Wariu waterfall; 06°19′42″N, 116°22′33″E; 1000 m elev.; 17 January 1998; Jamili Nais SNP 4661 ( KEP, SAN) • Kota Belud, Melangkap, Melangkap Kappa , On SW side of Mt. Kinabalu ; [06°09′N, 116°31′E]; 600 m elev.; 15 February 1984; Beaman et al. J. H. Beaman, 8594 (L) • Ranau, Kinabalu National Park, along Sungai Dahobang S. side; [06°0′15″N, 116°33′E]; 914.4-1066.8 m (3000-35000 ft.) elev.; 19 September 1965; A. Kanis SAN 51466 ( SAN) • Ranau, Kinabalu National Park, area near Park Headquarters , Moss Forest , in wet sandy soil near stream, also among boulders; [06°05′30″N, 116°32′45″E]; July 1986; Vermeulen & Chen J. J. Vermeulen 392 (L) • same locality; 1500 m elev.; 9 October 1968; Ogata K. Ogata 11083 (L) • Ranau, Kinabalu National Park, Eastern Shoulder ; [06°05′N, 116°36′40′′E]; 1981.2 m (6500 ft.) elev.; 7 July 1961; W. L. Chew, E. J. H. Corner, A. Stainton, RSNB 708 ( SAN) • Ranau, Kinabalu National Park, Lungmanis Trail ; 06°10′N, 116°34′E; 1000 m elev.; 25 June 2000; A. D. Poulsen ADP 1622 ( SAN) • Ranau, Kinabalu National Park, Marai Parai ; [06°05′30″N, 116°32′45″E]; 1700 m elev.; 23 March 1933; Clemens & Clemens 32290 (L) • Ranau, Kinabalu National Park, Penibukan , Dahobang river ; [06°05′30″N, 116°32′45″E]; 1219.2-1524 (4000-5000 ft.) elev.; 3 March 1933; Clemens, J. & Clemens, M. S., Clemens & Clemens 31876 (A) • Ranau, Kinabalu National Park, Ulu Liwagu , Ulu Mesilou ; [06°N, 116°35′E]; 1158.24 m (3800 ft.) elev.; 28 Au- gust 1961; W. L. Chew & E. J. H. RSNB 2501 ( SAN) • Ranau, Kinabalu National Park, Upper Kinabalu , Upper Kinabalu , Silau Basin ; [06°05′30″N, 116°32′45″E]; 2300 m elev.; April 1931; Clemens & Clemens 29135 (L) • Ranau, Kinabalu, Penibukan ( Bahandaoi ), Sungai Tahubang ; [06°00′15″N, 116°33′E]; 900 m elev.; 10 March 1970; Nooteboom & Aban, H. P. Nooteboom 1508 ( SAN) • Ranau, Kinabalu, southern slope of Mt. Kinabalu , eastern route, on the riverbanks of the eastern attributary of the Sungai ( River ) Mesilau Cave and the larger landslide, at old trail between Mesilau Cave and Janet’s Halt; [06°05′30″N, 116°32′45″E]; 7 September 1963, Fuchs H. P. & Collenette S. H. Collenette 21634 (K, L) • Ranau, Kundasang near golf course, Montane Forest on valley; 06°01′51″N, 116°35′56″E; 14 March 1986; L. Madani SAN 111616 ( SAN) • Ranau, Mesilau River, above upper edge of Mt. Kinabalu golf course site near East Mesilau River , Oak–Laurel Forest , Trusmadi Formation ; 06°05′30′′N, 116°32′45″E; 13 November 1983; Beaman et al. J. H. Beaman 7473 (L) • Ranau, Mesilou, Hillsides ; 05°59′08″N, 116°36′28″E; 1750 m elev.; 3 Sep- tember 1988; Amin et al. SAN 123519 ( SAN) • Ranau, Mesilou, Nature Resort , Nepenthes Trail, Montane forest; 05°59′08″N, 116°36′28″E; 1940 m elev.; 6 July 2010; Pereira J. T. SAN 152369 ( SAN) • Ranau, Poring National Park ; 06°02′44″N, 116°42′02″E; 12 July 1998; Reza Azmi RA 12798 B ( SAN) • Ranau, Tawaras, Toki on way to Pinousuk ; [06°07′10″N, 116°47′56″E]; 185.806 m (2000 ft.) elev.; 3 November 1959; W. Meijer SAN 20294 ( SAN) • Ranau, Tenompok, Mount Kinabalu , Kundasang ; [05°58′58″N, 116°30′40″E]; 1330 m elev.; 8 April 1932; Clemens & Clemens 29136 (L) • Ranau, Ulu Tungud Forest Reserve, Gunung Mongkobo Expidition, Sungai Parangampang ; 05°50′04″N, 116°59′41″E; 417 m elev.; 29 July 2005; Saw SAN 145957 ( SAN) .

Identification. Ooia kinabaluensis is extremely variable in size vegetatively and is defined by fragrant inflores- cences, a persistent spadix axis, deciduous flowers with the pistillate flowers inserted on a conspicuous swollen cushion, parietal placentation, a spathe completely persistent to persistent more than half its length, with the persistent portion ovoid-subcylindric to fusiform or funnelform, and never flaring, and production of copious

plantlets from the finer roots (with a conspicuous muci- gel cap to the roots) ( Bogner and Hay 2000).

Distribution and ecology. Kinabalu range. Facultatively rheophytic, lithophytic or terrestrial in shade, 750–2300 m elev.