TY - JOUR AU - Fritsch, Peter W. AU - Amoroso, Victor B. AU - Coritico, Fulgent P. AU - Penneys, Darin S. PY - 2020/12/07 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Vaccinium hamiguitanense (Ericaceae), a new species from the Philippines JF - Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas JA - J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas VL - 14 IS - 2 SE - SYSTEMATICS DO - 10.17348/jbrit.v14.i2.1009 UR - https://journals.brit.org/jbrit/article/view/1009 SP - 281-287 AB - <p><em>Vaccinium hamiguitanense</em>, a new species from the Philippines, is described and illustrated. The new species is most similar to <em>V. gitingense</em> Hook. f. but differs by having smaller leaf blades, leaf blade margins with 2 to 4 impressed more or less evenly distributed crenations (glands) per side, inflorescences with fewer flowers, shorter pedicels that are puberulent and muriculate, and a glabrous floral disk. The new species is endemic to Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Davao Oriental Province of Mindanao Island in Tropical Upper Montane Rain Forest and low (“bonsai”) forest on clay derived from ultramafic rock. We assign an IUCN Red List preliminary status as Data Deficient.</p> ER -