TAXONOMIC NOTES ON THE BORNEAN HELICIA AND HELICIOPSIS (PROTEACEAE)

Abstract

This paper is a precursor to the revision of the family Proteaceae for Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak in which 13 species of Helicia and seven species of Heliciopsis will be treated. A full description is given for the new combination, Heliciopsis mahmudii. Notes on Helicia petiolaris, Helicia sp. A, Heliciopsis montana and reinstatement of Helicia obovata as a species distinct from Helicia attenuata are provided. A table differentiating Helicia and Heliciopsis is given and an identification list is provided.