Apoballis
Genus of flowering plants
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Apoballis is a genus of plants in the Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, primarily the island of Sumatra in Indonesia,[1][2] and northwards to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar and eastwards to Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands.[3] Some authorities regard this group as part of the larger genus Schismatoglottis.[4]
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| Apoballis mutata botanical drawing, 1912 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Subfamily: | Aroideae |
| Tribe: | Schismatoglottideae |
| Genus: | Apoballis Schott |
Species
As of December 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 14 species:[3]
- Apoballis acuminatissima (Schott) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis belophylla (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis brevipes (Hook.f.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
- Apoballis grandiflora (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis hastifolia (Hallier f. ex Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis javanica (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Java
- Apoballis linguiformis (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
- Apoballis longicaulis (Ridl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis mutata (Scort. ex Hook.f.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Myanmar, Sumatra, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia
- Apoballis okadae (M.Hotta) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis ovata (Schott) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra
- Apoballis ridleyana (Engl.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce
- Apoballis rupestris (Zoll. & Moritzi) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Timor
- Apoballis sagittifolia (Alderw.) S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce - Sumatra