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
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