title: Diplycosia platyphylla(Ericaceae), a new species from Mindanao, Philippines.
abstract: Diplycosia platyphyllaP.W.Fritsch, a new species from Mindanao Island, Philippines, is described and illustrated. This species is most similar to the BorneanDiplycosia urceolatabut differs by its green or slightly flushed pink petioles 4-7 mm long, wider leaf blades, acute calyx lobe apices, and lavender mature fruiting calyx. The new species is known only from a single collection made from Mount Apo in North Cotabato Province, southern Mindanao.
authors.affiliation: Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1700 University Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA.
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Fritsch
authors.affiliation: Center for Biodiversity Research and Extension in Mindanao, Central Mindanao University, University Town, Musuan 8710, Bukidnon, Philippines.
authors.forename: Victor B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Amoroso
keywords: Diplycosia; Ericaceae; Gaultherieae; Mindanao; Mount Apo; Philippines; new species