Ridleyandra merohmerea (Gesneriaceae), a new species from Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia

By

Siti Munirah, Mat Yunoh
Dzulkafly, Zaharil

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

89

Pages

1-10

Subjects

Conservation status , endemic , Flora , Gesneriaceae , lowland dipterocarp forest , Malaysia , Ridleyandra

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.89.20344

 

Abstract

Ridleyandra merohmerea, a new species of Gesneriaceae, is described and illustrated. It is endemic in Peninsular Malaysia and known from a few populations along the Tuang River in the lowland dipterocarp forest of the Ulu Galas Forest Reserve in Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia. Its conservation status is assessed as Critically Endangered.