Schismatoglottis imbakensis is a species of plant that was discovered during a scientific expedition to the Sungai Kangkawat, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA), Tongod District, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.
The Patentinervia clade is unique in that it is entirely Borean in origin and has peculiar characteristics such as short, obovate leaf blades without posterior lobes, and a ladder-like appearance.
Due to a distinctive appearance, discovery location, UMS prototype, and holotype BORH 2705, researchers came to the conclusion that this new undescribed species actually belonged to the Patentinerva Clade and was given the name Schismatoglottis imbakensis.
Epigeal stems, erect spreading, decumbent sections that tend to root along their length, modules that are pleionanthic, internodes that are 0.2-1 cm long and green are some of its distinguishing features.
[1] The Schimatoglottis imbakensis inhabits primary lowland mixed dipterocarp forest on Cretaceous Harzburgite and Serpentinite outcrops, located about 270 meters above the flood zone on steep, muddy river banks.