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Elatostema muluense (Urticaceae), a new species from the extraordinary caves of Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

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A new species, Elatostema muluense, is described and illustrated. It is endemic to the limestone karst of Gunung Mulu National Park and most closely resembles E. pinnativenium, a species from Kinabalu Park in Sabah. An assessment of its conservation status using IUCN categories and methodologies evaluates the species as Vulnerable to extinction (VU).

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Acknowledgements

We thank the National Parks Board Singapore for supporting the field expeditions to Borneo and herbaria visits, the curators of BM, K, KEP, P, SAN, SAR, SNP and SING herbaria for allowing access and/or for providing high quality images of herbarium specimens, the Forest Department Sarawak for allowing this research under permit NCCD.907.4.4(JLD.10)-205 and park permit 17112014, the Park managers, wardens and staff for their support during fieldwork in Sarawak, RBG Kew’s botanical artwork fund for paying for the illustration, and Juliet Beentje for the beautiful illustration. We thank two anonymous reviewers and Dr Timothy Utteridge, Editor of Kew Bulletin, for suggesting improvements to this manuscript.

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  1. Herbarium, Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board, 1 Cluny Road, Singapore, 259569, Singapore

    M. Rodda

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, UK

    A. K. Monro

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Rodda, M., Monro, A.K. Elatostema muluense (Urticaceae), a new species from the extraordinary caves of Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia. Kew Bull 73, 41 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-018-9768-z

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