Sains Malaysiana 45(11)(2016): 1589–1595

 

Rafflesia tuanku-halimii (Rafflesiaceae), A New Species from Peninsular, Malaysia

(Rafflesia tuanku-halimii (Rafflesiaceae), Satu Spesies Baharu dari Semenanjung Malaysia)

 

JUMAAT HAJI ADAM1*, MOHD AFIQ AIZAT JUHARI2, RAHMAH MOHAMED3,

NOR AZILAH ABDUL WAHAB1, SYAMSURINA ARSHAD1, MOHD PAIZ KAMARUZAMAN4,

MOHD FIRDAUS MOHD RAIH5 & KIEW-LIAN WAN5

 

1School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

 

2Fraser’s Hill Research Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

 

3INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, Putra Nilai, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan Darul Khusus, Malaysia

 

4Jabatan Perhutanan Negeri Pahang, Tingkat 5, Kompleks Tun Razak, Bandar Indera Mahkota

25990 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia

 

5School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

 

Received: 10 February 2015/Accepted: 19 July 2016

 

ABSTRACT

 

Rafflesia tuanku-halimii, a new species from Peninsular Malaysia, is herewith described and illustrated. It is related to R. azlanii and R. sharifah-hapsahiae by coalesced warts on it lobes. Rafflesia tuanku-halimii is different from them in having window covered by almost united rings and these rings almost wholly covering the window.

 

Keywords: Peninsular Malaysia; Rafflesia; taxonomy; tropical

 

ABSTRAK

Rafflesia tuanku-halimii, spesies baharu dari Semenanjung Malaysia, dihurai dan diilustrasikan. Ia mempunyai persamaan dengan R. azlanii dan R. sharifah-hapsahiae kerana bintil putihnya bersambung pada permukaan lobus. Rafflesia tuanku-halimii berbeza daripada spesies tersebut kerana jendelanya ditutupi oleh lingkaran sangat tebal, tersusun sangat rapat hampir bergabung dan hampir menutupi keseluruhan permukaan jendela.

 

Kata kunci: Rafflesia; Semenanjung Malaysia; taksonomi; tropika

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*Corresponding author; email: adamj@ukm.edu.my