title: Elaeocarpus firdausii (Elaeocarpaceae), a new species from tropical mountain forests of Sulawesi.
abstract: Based on ongoing ecological research in mountain forests of Sulawesi, a new species, Elaeocarpus firdausii Brambach, Coode, Biagioni & Culmsee, sp. nov. is described and illustrated from mossy forests at > 2000 m and information provided on the species' distribution, ecology and pollen morphology. Elaeocarpus firdausii is similar to Elaeocarpus luteolignum Coode but differs from the latter in having glabrous terminal buds, leaves with black gland dots, 4-merous, larger flowers, and more numerous stamens.
authors.affiliation: Ecology and Ecosystem Research, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brambach
authors.affiliation: Ecology and Ecosystem Research, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coode
authors.affiliation: Ecology and Ecosystem Research, University of Göttingen, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Siria
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Biagioni
authors.affiliation: DBU Natural Heritage, German Federal Foundation for the Environment, An der Bornau 2, 49090 Osnabrück, Germany.
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Culmsee
keywords: Elaeocarpaceae; Elaeocarpus; Indonesia; Lore Lindu National Park; Sulawesi; tropical mountain forest