Boycea

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Boycea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Boycea
A.Hay (2022)
Species:
B. bintuluensis
Binomial name
Boycea bintuluensis
(A.Hay, Bogner & P.C.Boyce) A.Hay (2022)
Synonyms[1]

Nephthytis bintuluensis A.Hay, Bogner & P.C.Boyce (1994)

Boycea bintuluensis is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae. It is the sole species in genus Boycea. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte endemic to the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo.[1]

The species was first described as Nephthytis bintuluensis in 1994. In 2022 it was renamed Boycea bintuluensis and placed in its own genus.[1]

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