Works on Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Published research works tagged with the topic “Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies”.
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Mid-Holocene marine faunas from the Bangkok Clay deposits in Nakhon Nayok, the Central Plain of Thailand
Based on several field investigations, many molluscan shells and chondrichthyan teeth, together with other invertebrate and actinopterygian remains were found from the marine Bang…
Descriptions of two new species of the genus Colocasiomyia (Diptera, Drosophilidae) breeding on Rhaphidophora host plan…
The genus Colocasiomyia de Meijere (Diptera, Drosophilidae) is known to include 30 described and nearly 60 undescribed species classified into six species groups. Among these, the…
A new species of Bamboo (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) from coastal, southern Vietnam
A newly discovered species of the paleotropical woody bamboo subtribe Bambusinae (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), Cochinchinochloa salta V.T. Tran, from coastal areas of Phu Yen Province,…
A new densely-haired aroid species of Homalomena (Araceae) from North Sumatra, Indonesia
Homalomena lingua-felis is newly described from Tapanuli (North Sumatra Province, Indonesia). This species resembles H. pexa from which can be easily distinguished by its shorter …
The terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea, Oniscidea) of Rapa Nui (Easter Island), with descriptions of two new species
Nine species of terrestrial isopods are reported for the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) based upon museum materials and recent collections from field sampling. Most…
Colocasia sookchaloemiae (Araceae), a new species from northeastern Thailand
Colocasia sookchaloemiae (Araceae) is described from Phu Pha Yol National Park (northeastern Thailand). It is morphologically similar to C. fallax, from which it differs in having…
Dendrocalamus wazibii (Poaceae, Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species from Yunnan, China
Dendrocalamus wazibii (Bambusoideae), a new bamboo species is described and illustrated from Cangyuan County, Yunnan, China. Based on careful comparison of morphological and gener…
A natural hybrid of Sindora (Fabaceae, Detarioideae) from Singapore
Sindora × changiensis L.M.Choo, Loo, W.F.Ang & K.Er is a new hybrid from the subfamily Detarioideae in Fabaceae. This is the first reported instance of natural hybridisation in Si…
Colocasia kachinensis, a new species of Araceae from Myanmar
Colocasia kachinensis S.S. Zhou & J.T. Yin, is described and illustrated as a new species of Araceae from Kachin, Mynamar. The morphological characters are compared to those of ot…
Taxonomy of the Colocasiomyia gigantea species group (Diptera, Drosophilidae), with descriptions of four new species f…
Species of the genus Colocasiomyia de Meijere feed/breed on inflorescences/infructescences of the plants from the families Araceae, Arecaceae and Magnoliaceae. Although most of th…
Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of flying foxes (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) in the Mortlock Islands and Chuu…
The taxonomy, biology, and population status of flying foxes (Pteropus spp.) remain little investigated in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia, where multiple endemic taxa occur. Our…
Re-description and dietary ecology of the Hylarana annamitica (Sheridan & Stuart, 2018) (Amphibia: Ranidae) from centra…
The Annam Stream Frog Hylarana annamitica was recently discovered from north and central Vietnam and Laos by Sheridan and Stuart (2018). Knowledge of its natural history is virtua…
A new species of Hibiscadelphus Rock (Malvaceae, Hibisceae) from Maui, Hawaiian Islands
Hibiscadelphus stellatus H. Oppenheimer, Bustamente, & Perlman, sp. nov., a new, narrowly endemic species from West Maui, Hawaiian Islands is described, illustrated and its affini…
Murdannia saddlepeakensis (Commelinaceae) – a new species from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Murdannia saddlepeakense (Commelinaceae), a new species from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, is described and illustrated. The new species is remarkable for its narrowly l…
Revision of Coprosma (Rubiaceae, tribe Anthospermeae) in the Marquesas Islands
During the preparation of the Vascular Flora of the Marquesas Islands three new species of Coprosma (Rubiaceae, tribe Anthospermeae) have come to light and are described herein: C…
Weinmannia marquesana var. angustifolia (Cunoniaceae), a new variety from the Marquesas Islands
Weinmannia marquesana F. Br. var. angustifolia Lorence & W. L. Wagner, var. nov., a new variety with narrow, simple leaves endemic to Tahuata, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)…
Vigna yadavii (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from Western Ghats, India
A new species of Vigna Savi, subgenus Ceratotropis (Piper) Verdc., Vigna yadavii S.P. Gaikwad, R.D. Gore, S.D. Randive & K.U. Garad, sp. nov. is described and illustrated here. It…