Hydnophytum mamberamoense (or related species - possibly new genus)

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Due to high demand, we are already fully booked for the first shipping months of 2023. New EU orders are expected to be delivered in June. New overseas orders in August due to the considerable administrative work. For deliveries to the USA, which run through our distributors, we are limited in value and volume. Here we are already booking into August 2023. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Aufgrund der großen Nachfrage sind wir für die ersten Versandmonate 2023 bereits ausgebucht. Neue EU-Bestellungen werden voraussichtlich im Juni geliefert. Neue Übersee-Bestellungen wegen des erheblichen Verwaltungsaufwands im August. Bei Lieferungen nach USA, die über unsere Verteiler laufen sind wir in Wert und Volumen limitiert. Hier buchen wir bereits in den August 2023.

Product number: AW-Hyd_mamb_sp

Product information "Hydnophytum mamberamoense (or related species - possibly new genus)"

I believe, this is the elusive Hydnophytum mamberamoense or a related species. Unfortunately, the type specimen is quite incomplete, so I am a bit reluctant to call it H. mamberamoense.
However having seen the species in the field, I am quite sure that this is neither a Hydnophytum, nor a Myrmecodia but rather belongs into a yet to be described new genus of Hydnophytinae!

This strange species from the southern coast of Irian Jaya does not really fit into any of the other genuses of Hydnophytinae. At first sight, the caudex looks Myrmecodia-like but appears to be less organanized and very irregular. The inflorescence does not fit into Myrmecodia either. Very interesting!