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Type: Article
Published: 2015-08-19
Page range: 229–237
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Two new species of Vatica (Dipterocarpaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 52109 Selangor, Malaysia.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 52109 Selangor, Malaysia.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 52109 Selangor, Malaysia.
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, 52109 Selangor, Malaysia.
Vatica mizaniana Vatica abdulrahmaniana Dipterocarpaceae Malaysia Eudicots

Abstract

Two new species of Dipterocarpaceae, Vatica mizaniana and V. abdulrahmaniana are described from Peninsular Malaysia. Vatica mizaniana differs markedly from V. pedicellata, a Bornean endemic, in characters of the leaf and nut. Vatica abdulrahmaniana is differentiated from similar species V. nitens, by its pubescent stellate hairs on young and flowering twigs and semi-persistent floral bracts. The species description is accompanied with illustrations, distribution maps and ecological notes.