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

By

Abdul Rahman, Ummul Nazrah
Mohd Amin, Mohd Hairul
Imin, Kamin
Kiew, Ruth
Ong, P.T.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

98

Pages

99-106

Subjects

Dipterocarpaceae , Kelantan , limestone hills , Logging , Oil palm , Pahang , Vatica

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.98.23903

 

Abstract

Vaticanajibiana 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.odoratasubsp.odorata and V.harmandiana is compared.