11/09/2026
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Mark Gregory Q. Rule, Norsaif M. Mimbisa, and Reymond Lorrence R. Gimena of MSU-CFES Department of Environmental Studies, together with co-author Rudolph Valentino A. Docot from FEU, published a 2026 paper in Check List: The Journal of Biodiversity Data, a Scopus-indexed, Q3 journal (SJR). The study reports the first Philippine record of the plant genus ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ Forman (Irvingiaceae), previously known only from Borneo.
Some key takeaways:
๐ฝThe team documented ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ subsp. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ growing in the remnant ultramafic forests of Bucas Grande Island, Surigao del Norte, a habitat known for harboring rare, specialized flora.
๐ฝThis marks the first confirmed record of the genus in the Philippines, extending its known range from Borneo to northeastern Mindanao.
๐ฝThe find underscores how much of the country's biodiversity, even at the genus level, still remains undocumented despite centuries of botanical exploration.
Access the paper here: https://doi.org/10.15560/22.3.466