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Mikael Angelo Francisco
In February 2026, the description of Amorphophallus calladoi, a new endemic species of herbaceous plant from the Philippines, was published by Rene Alfred Anton B. Bustamante, Maverick N. Tamayo, John Paul Collantes, and Pieter B. Pelser in the journal Phytotaxa. š˜¼š™¢š™¤š™§š™„š™š™¤š™„š™š™–š™”š™”š™Ŗš™Ø š™˜š™–š™”š™”š™–š™™š™¤š™ž (Araceae) Distribution/habitat: Aurora and Nueva Ecija, Luzon Distinctive traits: Amorphophallus calladoi has physical similarities to both A. luzoniensis (an elusive and largely mysterious plant from Cagayan...