Vatica najibiana (Dipterocarpaceae), a new species from limestone in Peninsular Malaysia

Vatica najibiana (Dipterocarpaceae), a new species from limestone in Peninsular Malaysia

Vatica najibiana Ummul-Nazrah (Dipterocarpaceae), from the Relai Forest Reserve, Gua Musang, Kelantan and Gua Tanggang, Merapoh, Pahang, is described and illustrated. This species is Endangered and known from small populations restricted to two isolated karst limestone h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abdul Rahman Ummul-Nazrah, Mohd Amin Mohd Hairul, Imin Kamin, Ruth Kiew, Poh Teck Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-05-01
Series:PhytoKeys
Online Access:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=23903
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Summary:Vatica najibiana Ummul-Nazrah (Dipterocarpaceae), from the Relai Forest Reserve, Gua Musang, Kelantan and Gua Tanggang, Merapoh, Pahang, is described and illustrated. This species is Endangered and known from small populations restricted to two isolated karst limestone hills. The type locality, Relai Forest Reserve limestone, is currently under threat from encroaching oil palm plantations and ongoing logging, which, if it continues, will threaten the Kelantan population with extinction. The morphology of V. najibiana and the similar V. odorata subsp. odorata and V. harmandiana is compared.
ISSN:1314-2011
1314-2003

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