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A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak

Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) is the largest flower in the world and it is an iconic species in Sarawak. Three Rafflesia species can be found in Sarawak, namely R. keithii, R. pricei, and R. tuan-mudae. An unknown Rafflesia species was discovered from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak. This species m...

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Main Author: Yong, Choi Yen
Format: Final Year Project Report
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015
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SB Plant culture
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spelling my.unimas.ir.106142024-03-12T07:56:11Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10614/ A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak Yong, Choi Yen SB Plant culture Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) is the largest flower in the world and it is an iconic species in Sarawak. Three Rafflesia species can be found in Sarawak, namely R. keithii, R. pricei, and R. tuan-mudae. An unknown Rafflesia species was discovered from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak. This species morphologically resembled to R. hasseltii from Sumatra, Indonesia. In order to identify the unknown Rafflesia species, a morphological and molecular analysis were conducted. In this study, a detailed description of the unknown Rafflesia species and a taxonomic key to the Rafflesia species were made. Molecular analyses were carried out by sequencing two DNA regions (ITS and l6S rDNA) of the unknown Rafflesia species and compare with sequences of R. hasseltii. There are some morphological differences between the unknown Rafflesia species and R. hasseltii. In addition, molecular analyses showed that genetically these two species are quite distinct. Therefore, the unknown Rafflesia species may probably be a novel species. However, further molecular analysis is needed to support these findings. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2015 Final Year Project Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10614/4/Choi%20Yen%20%28fulltext%29.pdf Yong, Choi Yen (2015) A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)
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Yong, Choi Yen
A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak
description Rafflesia (Rafflesiaceae) is the largest flower in the world and it is an iconic species in Sarawak. Three Rafflesia species can be found in Sarawak, namely R. keithii, R. pricei, and R. tuan-mudae. An unknown Rafflesia species was discovered from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak. This species morphologically resembled to R. hasseltii from Sumatra, Indonesia. In order to identify the unknown Rafflesia species, a morphological and molecular analysis were conducted. In this study, a detailed description of the unknown Rafflesia species and a taxonomic key to the Rafflesia species were made. Molecular analyses were carried out by sequencing two DNA regions (ITS and l6S rDNA) of the unknown Rafflesia species and compare with sequences of R. hasseltii. There are some morphological differences between the unknown Rafflesia species and R. hasseltii. In addition, molecular analyses showed that genetically these two species are quite distinct. Therefore, the unknown Rafflesia species may probably be a novel species. However, further molecular analysis is needed to support these findings.
format Final Year Project Report
author Yong, Choi Yen
author_facet Yong, Choi Yen
author_sort Yong, Choi Yen
title A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak
title_short A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak
title_full A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak
title_fullStr A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed A taxonomic study on rafflesia species from Tanjung Datu National Park, Sarawak
title_sort taxonomic study on rafflesia species from tanjung datu national park, sarawak
publisher Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
publishDate 2015
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/10614/4/Choi%20Yen%20%28fulltext%29.pdf
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