Boycea
Genus of flowering plants
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Boycea bintuluensis is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae. It is the sole species in genus Boycea. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte endemic to the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo.[1]
| Boycea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Boycea A.Hay (2022) |
| Species: | B. bintuluensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Boycea bintuluensis (A.Hay, Bogner & P.C.Boyce) A.Hay (2022) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Nephthytis bintuluensis A.Hay, Bogner & P.C.Boyce (1994) | |
The species was first described as Nephthytis bintuluensis in 1994. In 2022, it was renamed Boycea bintuluensis and placed in its own genus.[1]