Homalomena tirtae from Mount Sidi, Kalimantan Timur, is described as a species new to science and illustrated from living plants. It is the fourth described species of the Borneensis Complex and the first recorded for eastern Borneo. A key to and a comparison plate with the spadices of the four species of the Borneensis Complex is provided.
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