| Title | Discovery through citizen science: Cryptocoryne paglaterasiana (Araceae), a new endangered species from Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte, Western Mindanao |
| Author | Naive, Mark Arcebal K. |
| Publication | TAIWANIA |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Corresponding Author | Naive, MAK |
| Abstract | Cryptocoryne paglaterasiana, a new endemic species discovered by two citizen scientists in Zamboanga del Norte, Western Mindanao, Philippines is herein described and illustrated. A detailed description, colour plates, phenology, distribution, provisional conservation status and a list of Cryptocoryne species in the Philippines are presented below. With this discovery, the Philippines now holds a total number of seven Cryptocoryne species and except for one they are endemic, rare and threatened. |
