Species profile

Accepted name
Bucephalandra chimaera S.Y.Wong & P.C.Boyce Species
Kingdom
Plantae
Division
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Alismatales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Bucephalandra
Distribution
Borneo
Published in
Willdenowia 44: 159 (2014)

Media and observations

Known only from the type locality, where it co-occurs, although in a different ecological niche, with B. aurantiitheca (see Remarks under B. aurantiitheca). (CATE Araceae)

Bucephalandra chimaera occurs on granite boulders along small streams under perhumid lowland forest at c. 90 m above sea level. (CATE Araceae)

GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-10-05. Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/9583254 https://www.gbif.org/species/9583254 · Last updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:33 AM