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Nepenthes malayensis (Nepenthaceae), a new species of carnivorous pitcher plant from Peninsular Malaysia

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Nepenthes malayensis A.Amin, M.N.Faizal & Dome is described as a new species discovered from a montane forest in the eastern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The species is considered highly threatened since only a few individuals have been discovered within a limited area and almost all of them grow on humus-covered boulders scattered in the summit region. Due to a slight resemblance to N. sanguinea Lindl., it was initially thought to be of an allied form; however, anatomy, morphological and molecular analyses have established N. malayensis as a distinct taxon. A diagnosis, description, figures and preliminary conservation status of the species are provided in this article.

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Acknowledgements

The authors would like to express gratitude to Dr Richard Chung (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, FRIM) for helping in accessing FRIM herbarium specimens. We extend our most sincere thanks to Muhammad Ikhwan Afandi Md Daud for his field assistance throughout the field work. We would also like to thank two industrial trainees at our laboratory, Rasman Taliti and Bushra Mohd Mokhar, for their assistance in DNA extractions and Arney Sapaat for specimen drawings. Activities pertaining to this study were under a research permit [PHNT.100/58/2/33(25)] granted by the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia and the State Forestry Department of Terengganu.

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  1. Agri-Omics and Bioinformatics Programme (BN1), Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Headquarters, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Amin Asyraf Tamizi

  2. Resource Utilisation and Agrobiodiversity Conservation Programme (BE2), Agrobiodiversity and Environment Research Centre, Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) Headquarters, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohd Norfaizal Ghazalli & Anuar Rasyidi Mohd-Nordin

  3. DigitalDome Photography, 21500 Permaisuri, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Dome Nikong

  4. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Edward Entalai Besi & Muhamad Ikhwanuddin Mat-Esa

  5. Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

    A. Latiff

  6. Fox Extreme Photography, 21200, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Mohamad Alias Shakri

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Tamizi, A.A., Ghazalli, M.N., Nikong, D. et al. Nepenthes malayensis (Nepenthaceae), a new species of carnivorous pitcher plant from Peninsular Malaysia. Kew Bull 75, 63 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-020-09918-z

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