''Prismatomeris borneensis'' is a species of
flowering plant belonging to the family
Rubiaceae. It is a tree native to northern
Sarawak and southwestern
Sabah states of
Malaysia on the island of Borneo.
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It was first named ''Motleyia borneensis'' and placed in the monotypic genus ''Motleyia''. Both the genus and species were first described and published in Blumea Vol.32 on pages 149–150 in 1987. It was placed in genus '']Prismatomeris
''Prismatomeris'' is a genus of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 17 species native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, and western Malesia.
*'' Prismatomeris albidiflora''
*'' Prismatomeris beccariana''
*'' Prisma ...
'' in 2020.[ The genus name ''Motleyia'' is in honour of James Motley (1822–1859), a Yorkshireman closely associated with South Wales and Borneo.]specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
of ''borneensis'' means "coming from Borneo".
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References
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Rubiaceae
Plants described in 1987
Endemic flora of Borneo
Endemic flora of Malaysia
Flora of Sarawak
Flora of Sabah