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TWO NEW SPECIES OF PARABOEA (GESNERIACEAE) FROM PENINSULAR MALAYSIA AND THAILAND

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2010

R. Kiew
R. Kiew*
Affiliation:
Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia. E-mail: ruth@frim.gov.my
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Abstract

Paraboea gracillima Kiew (Gesneriaceae) is described from Perlis, Malaysia, and from Ban Khamphaengphen in Peninsular Thailand. Paraboea lambokensis Kiew is described from two hills in Kelantan, Malaysia. Both are restricted to limestone. Paraboea lambokensis is endemic in Peninsular Malaysia and is Critically Endangered, while P. gracillima, which is protected in the Perlis State Park, is categorised as Least Concern.

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ConservationGesneriaceaeParaboeaPeninsular MalaysiaThailand
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , July 2010 , pp. 209 - 217
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2010

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