Two new species of Codonoboea (Gesneriaceae) from Kenaboi State Park, Peninsular Malaysia

Suhaimi Syahida-Emiza; Yen Yen Sam; Mat Yunoh Siti-Munirah

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.165.56955

Two new species of Codonoboea (Gesneriaceae) from Kenaboi State Park, Peninsular Malaysia

PhytoKeys. 2020 Oct 28:165:51-62. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.165.56955. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Suhaimi Syahida-Emiza¹, Yen Yen Sam¹, Mat Yunoh Siti-Munirah¹

Affiliation

¹ Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia Forest Research Institute Malaysia Selangor Malaysia.

Abstract

Two new Codonoboea species, C. kenaboiensis Syahida-Emiza, Y.Y.Sam & Siti-Munirah and C. ruthiae Syahida-Emiza, Y.Y. Sam & Siti-Munirah were discovered from the Kenaboi State Park, Peninsular Malaysia. Descriptions, illustrations, colour plates and provisional conservation status are provided.

Keywords: Codonoboea kenaboiensis; Codonoboea ruthiae; Negeri Sembilan; conservation status; endemic.

Suhaimi Syahida-Emiza, Yen Yen Sam, Mat Yunoh Siti-Munirah.