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Wendy A. Mustaqim

A botanist and explorer studying the systematics of seed plants in Southeast Asia, a checklist of Indonesian plants in the Digital Flora of Indonesia, conservation of threatened plants, and Tropical Important Plant Areas. I collaborate with people from various backgrounds, including citizen scientists, to unearth the magnificent plant diversity in Indonesia.

map of explorations
33 new species

33 new species

I described at least 33 plant species new to science.

24,100+ plants

Listed in the Digital Flora of Indonesia website.

53 species

Now with IUCN Red List conservation status published.

New species discoveries

Here some unique, seven out of 33 new species I discovered during my explorations in Indonesia.

Impatiens bungeilang – Endemic to Gayo Plateau
Impatiens bungeusing – Endemic to Gayo Plateau
Rigiolepis bungeputih – Endemic to Gayo Plateau
Homalomena bungamerah – Endemic to Sumatra
Impatiens bungerara – Endemic to northern Sumatra
Begonia antoi – Endemic to northern Sumatra
Corybas gayoensis – Endemic to northern Sumatra: Gayo Plateau
Bulbophyllum bukitrayaensis – Endemic to Indonesian Borneo