Book ID: 107642
Shafreena, Aida, David G. Frodin and Todd J. Barkman
The Genus Schefflera in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. 2018. 247 mostly col. figs. 231 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
This beautiful book describes 32 Schefflera taxa, including 29 species,from the Malayan state of Sabah on the island of Borneo. Prior to thiswork, only seven species of Schefflera in Sabah had published names andnone had been described from the state in the last 100 years. Thus,this treatment provides a long overdue contribution to our understandingof the genus, in particular, and the Sabah flora, in general. Beyondan enumeration of the species of Schefflera in Sabah, introductory material on both the history and systematics of the genus and naturalhistory of Sabah is provided. Numerous photographs and line drawingsare provided to illustrate the taxa and their distinguishing characteristics. In addition, distribution maps document the occurrence of each species and variety.