RHODODENDRON BENOMENSE RAFIDAH & A.C.ELLIOTT (ERICACEAE), A NEW NAME FOR RHODODENDRON OBSCURUM SLEUMER, A SPECIES ENDEMIC TO PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

A.R. Rafidah; A. Elliott

doi:10.24823/EJB.2022.413

RHODODENDRON BENOMENSE RAFIDAH & A.C.ELLIOTT (ERICACEAE), A NEW NAME FOR RHODODENDRON OBSCURUM SLEUMER, A SPECIES ENDEMIC TO PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

Authors

A.R. Rafidah Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1055-4894
A. Elliott Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8677-5688

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24823/EJB.2022.413

Keywords:

Rhododendron, Ericaceae, nomenclature, Malaysia, Rhododendron benomense

Abstract

Rhododendron obscurum Sleumer (Ericaceae) is a species endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. This name is a later homonym of Rhododendron obscurum Franch. ex Balf.f. In preparation of a revision of the Ericaceae for the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia and of a Red List assessment of this species by the Global Conservation Consortium for Rhododendron, a new name, Rhododendron benomense Rafidah & A.C.Elliott, is proposed here.

Author Biographies

A.R. Rafidah, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)

Research Officer

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)

52109 Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia
A. Elliott, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Biodiversity Conservation Network Manager