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Apoballis

Apoballis is a genus of plants in the Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, primarily the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, and northwards to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, and Myanmar and eastwards to Java and the Lesser Sunda Islands. Some authorities regard this group as part of the larger genus Schismatoglottis.

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Apoballis
Apoballis mutata botanical drawing, 1912
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Schismatoglottideae
Genus: Apoballis
Schott

Apoballis is a genus of plants in the Araceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, primarily the island of Sumatra in Indonesia,12 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

Species

As of December 2025, 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
References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce, Bot. Stud. (Taipei) 51: 254 (2010).
  3. "Apoballis Schott". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  4. Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.