Avelinah Julius

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) | ums · Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation

Recent fieldwork in Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia, resulted in the collection of an endemic new species of Ardisia, described here as Ardisia recurvipetala Julius, Siti-Mu-nirah & Utteridge. The species is a member of subgenus (§) Crispardisia on account of its vascularised glands (bacterial nodules) on the leaf margin and the terminal inflores-c...

A new record of Argostemma condensum Craib was reported from the state of Kelantan in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia. A detailed description, illustration, and a regional conservation assessment of the species as Near Threatened (NT) for Peninsular Malaysia were provided.

Ardisia whitmorei Julius & Utteridge, sp. nov. (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a member of Ardisia subgenus Stylardisia on account of the style protruding from the closed petals prior to anthesis, is herein described and illustrated as a new species. This new species is easily distinguished by the combination of the inflorescences with a slender rachis...

Ardisia whitmorei Julius & Utteridge sp. nov. (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a member of Ardisia subgenus Stylardisia on account of the style protruding from the closed petals prior to anthesis, is herein described and illustrated as new species. This new species is easily distinguished by the combination of the inflorescences with a slender rachis br...

Ardisia imbakensis Utteridge & Julius (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a new species of Ardisia subgenus Pyrgus, is described and illustrated from the Malaysian state of Sabah. Remarkable for the massive, elliptic leaves and the lateral reproductive branches with ovate to oblong foliose bracts, the new species is endemic to the Imbak Canyon Conservation...

As part of the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Project, a species checklist of the genus Capparis in Peninsular Malaysia is presented here with a total of 11 species, two subspecies and four varieties. A new species and two varieties, endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, are described and illustrated: Capparis kenaboiensis, C. scortechinii var. ruthiae...

Malaysia Red List: Plant of Peninsular Malaysia, Vol. 1 listed 1,353 taxa from 90 families, 308 genera comprising 1293 indigenous taxa and 60 non-indigenous taxa from Peninsular Malaysia. This publication consists of two parts; Part I contains the introduction, summary and analysis of the conservation status of all assessed taxa, recommendations an...

The most comprehensive phylogenetic tree showing relationships among the large tropical genus Ardisia and related genera of subfamily Myrsinoideae (Primulaceae), based on nucleotide sequences of the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) region from 177 samples predominantly from the Neotropics, East Asia, Indo-China and Malesia is p...

Ardisia pyrotechnica Julius, Tagane & Utteridge (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae) is described and illustrated as a new species from Sarawak, Borneo. The new species is assigned into Ardisia subgenus Pyrgus based on its inflorescence terminal on specialized lateral branches below the indeterminate primary axis, which is arising directly from the stem. Rem...

Ardisia recurvisepala Julius & Utteridge sp. nov. (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae), a member of Ardisia subgenus Crispardisia on account of the vascularized leaf marginal glands, is herein described and illustrated as new species. The new species can be easily recognized by the elliptic-oblong calyx lobes recurving at the apex, and is also characterized...

Ardisia argentiana and A. nagaensis from subgenus Tetrardisia are herein described and illustrated as new species. They are endemic to Borneo and the Indonesian province of Central Kalimantan and to the Malaysian state of Sarawak, respectively. Ardisia argentiana is unique in its linear-oblong leaves, with a long, acuminate-caudate apex, and finely...

Ardisia gasingoides Julius & Utteridge sp. nov. (Primulaceae-Myrsinoideae) is described and illustrated as a new species; it is endemic to the state of Johor from southern Peninsular Malaysia. The new species belongs to subgenus Stylardisia and is morphologically similar to Ardisia cockburniana, A. crassa and A. crassiuscula in having obconically f...

A new species of Primulaceae from Thailand, Lysimachia kraduengensis, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to L. engleri, L. lancifolia, L. laxa and L. sikokiana in having solitary and axillary flowers, a yellow corolla, relatively long pedicels and basifixed anthers. The new species can be distinguished by the combination of...

The genus Embelia in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore is revised as part of ongoing work contributing towards the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia account. Three new species are described: E. butangifolia, E. intricata and E. vinosiramosa, and a new combination is made: Embelia beccariana based on Grenacheria beccariana. A key to the 24 taxa (23 speci...

The Flora of Peninsular Malaysia project was initiated in 2005 (Kiew & Rafidah 2007, Saw & Chung 2007), and aims to document the entire flora of the region formerly known as Malaya or Malay Peninsula. As part of this project, the present author is revising the Buxaceae for the Flora, represented in Peninsular Malaysia by the single genus Buxus Linn...

A new species of Ardisia (Myrsinaceae) is described from the Malaysian state of Sabah in northern Borneo. Ardisia silamensis is a member of subgenus Pimelandra, and has been confused with the Peninsular Malaysian species A. solida, but differs in the indumentum type and distribution on the vegetative and especially on the floral parts, and the infl...

The genera Gardneria and Spigelia with the discovery of G. ovata from Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, and the tropical American weed, S. anthelmia from Selangor, respectively, are new records for the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia. A full description and taxonomic notes for G. ovata and S. anthelmia in Peninsular Malaysia are presented, and the conservation s...

Newsletter/128-2-2013.aspx 1/2 Volume 128/2 2013 Posted: February 18, 2013 Bauhinia bassacensis Pierre ex Gagnep. var. bassacensis The rare Bauhinia bassacensis (Leguminosae-Caesalpinoideae or Fabaceae), previously collected from Klian Trus and Ulu Muda FR, Kedah in 1920 and 1969, respectively, was recently encountered and collected from Langkawi I...

Ardisia subverticillata Julius & Utteridge. Ardisia subverticillata is a new addition to the flora of Peninsular Malaysia (Julius & Utteridge, 2012). It belongs to the subgenus Bladhia (Myrsinaceae), which is characterised by a herbaceous or subshrub habit, serrulate-denticulate leaf margins that lack glands along the margin, and racemose or compou...

Initiating a revision of the Malaysian Myrsinaceae for the Flora of Peninsular Malaysia project, this paper revises Ardisia subgenus Bladhia from the region. Five taxa are recognised including a new species - Ardisia subverticillata Julius & Utteridge; a key, species descriptions, conservation assessments and distribution maps are provided. In addi...

Two new taxa of Globba (Zingiberaceae), were recently discovered from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. Globba tembatensis Y.Y. Sam & Julius and Globba unifolia var. terengganuensis Y.Y. Sam & Ummul-Nazrah are described and illustrated here.

Capparis diffusa Ridl. belongs to the Capparaceae. It is a sprawling shrub reaching to 4 m tall. The branches are slender and pubescent becoming glabrescent with age. The twigs are straight, while the thorny stipules, 1–3 mm long are recurved. The leaves are alternately arranged and the glabrous laminas are elliptic (4.2–9.4 × 1.5–4 cm) with the ap...

2 Volume 75/7 2011 Posted: April 5, 2011 Buxus malayana Ridl. – a common, native box in Peninsular Malaysia If you see a plant with three-horned fruits on a limestone hill, it is probably a Buxus, because it is unique character of the genus. The genus Buxus L. belongs to the order Buxales in the family Buxaceae. Buxaceae are a small family of mostl...

2 Volume 72/4 2011 Posted: February 22, 2011 Buxus rupicola Ridl. (Buxaceae) – a very rare and endemic species in Peninsular Malaysia. Buxus rupicola is a bushy shrub reaching 3 m tall with pale corky bark and thick, oblanceolate to elliptic leaves, and a 3-valved dehiscent capsule. It grows on bare limestone cliffs fully exposed to sunlight. In fa...

Field observations of Bornean gingers have revealed that Alpinia havilandii and Plagiostachys strobilifera exhibit flexistyly-a novel floral strategy involving extreme stigmatic movement that enhances outcrossing. Alpinia, Amomum, and Etlingera are known to exhibit flexistyly; however, flexistyly in Plagiostachys has remained unconfirmed, although...

A new species of Haniffia (Zingiberaceae), H. flavescens Y.Y. Sam & Julius, the third in the genus, was recently discovered in southern Peninsular Malaysia. It is described and illustrated here. The fruits of H. cyanescens (Ridl.) Holttum var. cyanescens and H. albiflora K. Larsen & J. Mood are described here for the first time. An updated key for...

Five new species of the genus Plagiostachys (Zingiberaceae) from Borneo, P. brevicalcarata, P. longicaudata, P. megacarpa, P. roseiflora, and P. viridisepala are described and illustrated. Of these, P. brevicalcarata, P. longicaudata, and P. viridisepala have mucilaginous inflorescences, while the inflorescences of the other two species are non-muc...