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

Diserahkan: 10 Februari 2015/Diterima: 19 Julai 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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*Pengarang untuk surat-menyurat; email: adamj@ukm.edu.my