Aia tseui
| Aia tseui | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Schismatoglottideae |
| Genus: | Aia S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce |
| Species: | A. tseui
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| Binomial name | |
| Aia tseui (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Schismatoglottis tseui S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce | |
Aia tseui is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae. It is the sole species in genus Aia. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte endemic to Malaysia's Sarawak state in northern Borneo.[1]
The plant was first described as Schismatoglottis tseui by Sin Yeng Wong and Peter Charles Boyce in 2014. In 2024 Wong and Boyce placed the species in the newly described monotypic genus Aia as Aia tseui.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Aia tseui (S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ Sin Yeng, W., & Boyce, P. C. (2024). Schismatoglottideae (Araceae) of Borneo LXXVII — Circumscribing Schismatoglottis sensu stricto, and seven new genera. Webbia, 79(2), 255–289. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-16015