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VALE SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION SEMINAR 2014 VEGETATION CHARACTERISATION AND FLORISTIC SURVEY OF TELUK RUBIAH FOREST BY Balu Perumal, HOD Conservation Malaysian Nature Society 26 May 2014 Virgo Batik Resort, Lumut Perak MALAYSIA: 12th Mega Diverse Country in the World Marine & Terrestrial Ecosystems @ Teluk Rubiah Forest NATURAL FOREST LOSS RESULTS IN: 1. THREATENED HABITATS NATURAL FOREST LOSS RESULTS IN: 2. THREATENED SPECIES TELUK RUBIAH FOREST – an example of intact coastal hill forest COASTAL HILL FOREST – a threatened ecosystem REMAINING PATCHES: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Langkawi – Gunung Machinchang Penang – Pantai Acheh Perak – Sg. Pinang, Pangkor, Segari Melintang & Lumut Selangor – Kuala Selangor Negeri Sembilan – Tanjung Tuan & Pasir Panjang Terengganu - COASTAL HILL FOREST – refuge for rare and endemic species Species name Family Canarium littorale Blume Dipterocarpus costalatus Shorea lumutensis Symington Dipterocarpus baudii Korth. Dipterocarpus grandiflorus Blanc. Hopea beccariana Burck Hopea latifolia Symington Vatica havilandii Brandis Vatica maingayi Dyer Diospyros buxifolia (Blume) Hiern Garcinia atroviridis Griff. ex T. Anderson Diplospora malaccensis Hook.f. Eurycoma longifolia Jack Burseraceae Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae Dipterocarpaceae Ebenaceae Guttiferae Rubiaceae Simarubaceae Ghollasimood, S. et. al. 2011; Sg. Pinang FR, Pangkor RD List CE CE CE CE CE CE CE CE CE CE CE CE CE Status Endemic Floristic inventory Vale Scientific Expedition 2014 Main trails and vegetation characterization Border Line Vale Scientific Expedition 2014 Results VEGETATION CHARACTERISATION NATURAL FOREST TYPES: • Riverine vegetation, including small patch of mangrove • Beach and coastal vegetation • Hill dipterocarp forest STATUS: • logged over forest undergoing natural regeneration • Secondary forest Vale Scientific Expedition 2014 Results FLORISTIC ACCOUNT: 122 species 101 genera 59 families Vale Scientific Expedition 2014 Results Acasia aucuriformis Aeschynomene americana Aglaonema nitidum Aglaonema stenophyllum Alocasia longifolia Alocasia sp Alstonia scholaris Amomum sp. Archidendron clypearia Arenga pinnata Asplenium nidus Assystssia gangetica Barringtonia asiatica Bauhinia sp. Blechnum orientale Buchanania arborescens Caryota mitis Cerberra odollam Chromolaena odorata Clidermia hirta Coctus speciosus Corymborkis veratrifolia Cyathea latebrosa Cymbidium finlaysonianum Daemonorops angustufolia Davalia denticulata Dendrobium crumenatum Desmodium heterophyllum Dicranopteris linearis Diffenbachia maculata Dillenia ovata Diplazium kunstleri Dracaena cantleyi Dracaena terniflora Drynaria quercifolia Elaeis guineensis Eleteriopsis smithiaea Etlingera metriocheilos Eugeissona tristis Euphorbia heterophylla Eurycoma longifolia Fagrea fragrans Ficus aurantiaca Ficus elastica Ficus hispida Ficus sp. Ficus superba Flagellaria indica Globba leucantha Hanguana sp Hibiscus tilliaceus Homalomena truncata Hoya sp Ipomea carica Ipomea lacunosa Ipomea pes caprae Ischaemum muticum Ixora congesta Ixora ebracteata Justicia gandarusa Lantana camara Leptochloa chinensis Licuala spinosa Lycopodiella cernua Lygodium circinnatum Lygodium flexuosum Macaranga bancana Macaranga sp. Matteuccia sp. Melastoma malabarthricum Memecylon caeruleum Micania cordata Microcos tomentosa Mimosa invisa Mimosa invisa Mimosa pudica Mimosa quadrivalvis var Leptocarpa Molineria latifolia Morinda umbellata Musa sp. Nepenthes gracilis Nephrolepis bisserata Oncosperma horridum Oncosperma tigillarium Oxalis barrelieri Oxalis corniculata Pandanus sp Passiflora foetida Pennisetum purpureum Pentaphragma ellipticum Phyllagathis rotundifolia Piper macropiper Piper sp. Polyalthia bullata Polyathia cauliflora Polygala paniculata Premna cordifolia Pteris ensiformis Ricinus communis Saracca sp Scaphium macropodum Scleria sumatrensis Selaginella plana Selaginella willdenowii Shorea lumutensis Shorea sp. Sindora echinocalyx Stachytarpheta indica Stemona tuberosa Stenoclaena palustris Syzygium grandis Tacca integrifolia Terminalia catappa Tetracera indica Trema orientalis Uncaria sp. Uvaria grandiflora Vitex trifolia Vittaria ensiformis Zingiber puberulum Zingiber spectabilis Vale Scientific Expedition 2014 Results HABIT: TREES: 34 species SHRUB: 15 species HERB: 49 species PALM: 8 species FERN: 16 species Vale Scientific Expedition 2014 Results INTERESTING FINDINGS: Teluk Rubiah Forst is rich in Dipterocarp species some of which are endangered and critically endangered Species name Anisoptera costata Dipterocarpus costalatus Hopea dryobalanoides Shorea glauca Shorea materialis Vatica pauciflora RD List EN CE EN EN Vale Scientific Expedition 2014 RECOMMENDATIONS: • The data from this study showed that the floristic composition of the Teluk Rubiah Forest is interesting and has high scientific value • Therefore it is strongly recommended that this forest should not be developed and conserved for its unique biological attributes. Thank You Acknowledgements: Julia Lo – Tree Species Collection & Identification Lim Koon Hup – Plant Checklist of Teluk Rubiah Forest