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{"title":"1147. Hanguana neglecta Škorničk. & Niissalo","authors":"Jana Leong-Škorničková,&nbsp;Sarah Qing Lim,&nbsp;Kelly Bassett,&nbsp;Evonne Tay-Koh,&nbsp;Matti A. Niissalo,&nbsp;Gillian S. Khew","doi":"10.1111/curt.70003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70003","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A description and illustrations are provided for <i>Hanguana neglecta</i> Škorničk. &amp; Niissalo<i>,</i> an interesting forest herb known only from Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia. This species can be readily identified by its small habit with predominantly upright leaves, trilobed clover leaf-shaped stigma, black fruits, and characteristic seeds that feature a deep excavation and a wedge-shaped ostiole.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":"241-249"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144934996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Singapore Botanic Gardens Special Part","authors":"John Grimshaw","doi":"10.1111/curt.70014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Producing this special part of <i>Curtis's Botanical Magazine</i> featuring Singapore Botanic Gardens has been a great pleasure.</p><p>I have never been to Singapore, though I've been aware of the excellence and history of its Botanic Gardens since I was an undergraduate: the works of E.J.H. Corner were much favoured by one of our tutors. And in more recent years the reputation of Singapore as a green city has continued to grow, demonstrating what could be done anywhere if only there was the will. The impressive nature of the Gardens, and the rich diversity of its collections are clearly demonstrated here, alongside the active research and conservation work undertaken to protect the native flora. The development of the Suppression-release Technique for managing seedlings of tropical trees is most exciting, and it is good to be able to publicize it here in this Magazine whose aim has always been to blend botany with horticulture – and art. The flourishing state of fine botanical art in Singapore is abundantly proved here too. Thanks are due to Masumi Yamanaka, a regular artist for <i>Curtis's Botanical Magazine</i>, who gave a workshop on producing plates for this issue for the artists involved, with the excellent results being evident here.</p><p>This issue has been made possible by the generosity of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, and the input of a very large number of staff and artists who have contributed to this series of articles. The artwork has been orchestrated by Michele Rodda, and the text by Timothy Utteridge, who was also responsible for the original suggestion (discussed with Martyn Rix and Masumi Yamanaka) to do a special part in this important year of anniversaries for Singapore Botanic Gardens. As a former staff member, and now Honorary Research Associate at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, he has maintained the long-standing link between the two gardens and their research. I most sincerely thank him and everyone involved for their assistance in bringing this publication together.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144934998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"1142. Cyrtophyllum fragrans (Roxb.) DC.","authors":"K. M. Wong,&nbsp;Sharifah Osman,&nbsp;Violette Chye,&nbsp;M. Sugumaran","doi":"10.1111/curt.70013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70013","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A small to very large tree, <i>Cyrtophyllum fragrans</i> (Roxb.) DC. is perhaps one of Southeast Asia's more familiar plants. It is described and illustrated here. In the Malay Peninsula, its adult stage is notable for its gregarious flowering, emanating a strong floral fragrance, as well as the attractive small fruits in conspicuous clusters that ripen a bright red, adorning the stately tree. It also has one of the hardest and most durable of timbers.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":"197-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"1151. Gnetum gnemon L.","authors":"Kah Hseng Dennis Sng,&nbsp;Nam Siang Teo,&nbsp;Evonne Tay-Koh,&nbsp;Timothy M. A. Utteridge","doi":"10.1111/curt.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Gnetum gnemon</i> L., a tree native to a region spanning from southern China through Assam, across most of Malesia, Papuasia, and southwards to Queensland, is described and illustrated. This enigmatic species displays characteristics from both gymnosperms and angiosperms and is also grown as an economic crop in Southeast Asia.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":"281-290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"1146. Monophyllaea horsfieldii R.Br.","authors":"Jolene Sim,&nbsp;Puay Koon Cheng,&nbsp;Sunanda Verma Widel,&nbsp;Timothy M. A. Utteridge","doi":"10.1111/curt.70009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Monophyllaea horsfieldii</i> R.Br., an unusual herbaceous lithophyte that grows on limestone cliffs in the rainforests from South Thailand and across the Malay Peninsula, is described and illustrated. The species, along with others in the genus, is known for its exceptional morphology, growing only a single large leaf. <i>Monophyllaea horsfieldii</i> also features beautiful, stalked inflorescences that emerge directly from the leaf itself.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":"233-240"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144934993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"1148. Phanera kockiana (Korth.) Benth. var. kockiana","authors":"Jia Le Jolene Lim,&nbsp;David H. H. Toh,&nbsp;Puay Koon Cheng,&nbsp;Timothy M. A. Utteridge","doi":"10.1111/curt.70007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Phanera kockiana</i> (Korth.) Benth <i>var. kockiana</i> is a woody liana from the lowland forests of tropical Asia, widely distributed across the Malay Peninsula (excluding Thailand), throughout Borneo and extending to the Lesser Sunda Islands, but not reaching the Philippines. This species is notable for its striking inflorescences, which are arranged in corymbs and blooms year-round. As the flowers mature, the petals undergo a colour transformation, turning from yellow to scarlet red.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":"251-259"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144934994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"1141. Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim ‘Agnes’","authors":"Sin Yeou Bai,&nbsp;Matti A. Niissalo,&nbsp;Gillian Khew,&nbsp;Lay Keng Whang,&nbsp;Mark Choo,&nbsp;Angelina Cheong,&nbsp;Puay Koon Cheng,&nbsp;Timothy M. A. Utteridge","doi":"10.1111/curt.70012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Papilionanthe</i> Miss Joaquim ‘Agnes’, an artificial hybrid between <i>Papilionanthe teres</i> (Lindl.) Schltr. and <i>Papilionanthe hookeriana</i> (Rchb.f.) Schltr., is described and illustrated. This hybrid, still commonly known as <i>Vanda</i> Miss Joaquim, originated in Singapore and was selected as the country's national flower in 1981. It is notable for its vibrant pink-purple flowers borne on inflorescences, its ability to bloom year-round in tropical climates, and its historical importance to Singapore's horticultural and cultural heritage.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":"187-196"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144934999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"1143. Zingiber singapurense Škorničk.","authors":"Jana Leong-Škorničková,&nbsp;Sunanda Verma Widel,&nbsp;Evonne Tay-Koh,&nbsp;Sarah Q. Lim,&nbsp;Matti A. Niissalo,&nbsp;Gillian S. Khew","doi":"10.1111/curt.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A description and illustrations of <i>Zingiber singapurense</i> Škorničk., a critically endangered ginger, are presented with notes on cultivation and recent conservation efforts. The species is endemic to Singapore and known under the common name, SINGAPORE GINGER. Key characters for the recognition of this species include narrow dark green leaves and an inflorescence composed of a peduncle and an orange-red fusiform spike bearing pale yellow flowers. Interestingly, this species is pseudoviviparous, producing young plantlets at the end of mature and old leafy shoots, which readily root upon contact with the ground.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":"205-214"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"1144. Singaporandia macrophylla (R.Br. ex Hook.f.) K.M.Wong","authors":"K. M. Wong,&nbsp;Sharifah Osman,&nbsp;Violette Chye","doi":"10.1111/curt.70008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.70008","url":null,"abstract":"<p>When in bloom, <i>Singaporandia macrophylla</i> (R.Br. ex Hook.f.) K.M.Wong is one of the delights of the lowland forest in the Malay Peninsula including Singapore, the Riau Islands to its south, and Sumatra. An evergreen treelet or sometimes shrub, this unusual species is described and illustrated. Extremely out of place in the <i>Randia</i> and <i>Rothmannia</i> alliances where it was placed previously, it is remarkable for its relatively short branches bearing only a solitary pair of leaves, extraordinary large infundibular flowers with corolla tubes to 15 cm long, and purple speckling down the inside of an otherwise white corolla tube.</p>","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 2","pages":"215-221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.70008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144935470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial for Volume 42 part 1","authors":"John Grimshaw","doi":"10.1111/curt.12633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12633","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Since the last issue (Vol 41, part 4) went to press it has been revealed that our former editor, Martyn Rix, has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honour. This is recognised to be the highest accolade in horticulture, presented to persons of British nationality for lifelong achievement. Only 63 people hold the medal at any one time, in honour of the number of years of Queen Victoria's reign. It is a very public acknowledgement of Martyn's life-long contribution to horticultural and botanical knowledge, not least through his editorship of &lt;i&gt;Curtis's Botanical Magazine&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the same ceremony on 25 March one of the authors in this issue, and of many previous papers in the Magazine, Graham Duncan, received his Veitch Memorial Medal from the RHS. Awarded to him in 2023, it is given ‘to persons of any nationality who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the science and practice of horticulture.’ Recently retired from a lifetime's career at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Graham has also recently been awarded his PhD from the University of Cape Town for a thesis on &lt;i&gt;Lachenalia&lt;/i&gt; systematics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We congratulate Martyn and Graham most warmly on these achievements.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is frequently the case that retirement is as busy as working life, demonstrated here by Graham Duncan's article on a new species of &lt;i&gt;Strumaria&lt;/i&gt;, discovered by his co-author Adam Harrower twenty years ago, and painted for us by the South African botanical illustrator Elbe Joubert, whose first work in this Magazine appeared alongside Graham's article on &lt;i&gt;Cyrtanthus guthrieae&lt;/i&gt; in 2003.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In contrast, two artists have their work published here for the first time, both portraying plants from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. &lt;i&gt;Eulophia edwardii&lt;/i&gt;, delicately illustrated by Kate Grieve and described by Benny Bytebier, is a Critically Endangered orchid from a minute known range. Its specific epithet honours Edward (Ted) Oliver, the Cape botanist best known for his work on Ericaceae, who died in January 2025 after a very long career in the South African botanical institutes and through his retirement. He was South African Liaison Botanist at Kew from 1967 to 1969.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Siobhán Larkin worked on a South African plant in exile, in this case the magnificent &lt;i&gt;Encephalartos woodii&lt;/i&gt; that has grown at Glasnevin for 120 years, sibling of the 126 year-old at Kew. This species has been Extinct in the Wild since 1912, and functionally so for an unknown period before that, since the species has only ever been known to science as a single male clone. Brendan Sayers and Michael Calonje track its fascinating story here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our ‘cover species’ for this issue is the beautiful Cuban palm &lt;i&gt;Copernicia macroglossa&lt;/i&gt;, illustrated by its compatriot Julio Figueroa, who also painted the plate of &lt;i&gt;Euphorbia regis-jubae&lt;/i&gt; to follow on from his first illustration for us of &lt;i&gt;E. tuckeyana&lt;/i&gt;, published in 2018. T","PeriodicalId":100348,"journal":{"name":"Curtis's Botanical Magazine","volume":"42 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/curt.12633","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}