Thursday, 2 January 2020

The Flora of Tasik Bera



Four main plant communities and habitats, (a) open water vegetation, (b) rassau swamp, (c) Lepironia reed-bed and (d) freshwater swamp, are found in Tasik Bera, which is surrounded by (e) lowland dipterocarp forest.


Open Water Vegetation 
Menyanthaceae
Nymphoides indica
Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea nouchali
Hydrocharitaceae
Blyxa aubertii
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia aurea
Utricularia punctate
Utricularia uliginosa  
Characeae
Nitella sp.



Rassau Swamp 
Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus macrocerus
Elaeocarpus griffithii  
Myrtaceae
Syzygium cinereum
Flagellariaceae
Flagellaria indica
Nepenthaceae
Nepenthes gracilis
Araceae
Cryptocoryne purpurea 
Pandanaceae
Pandanus helicopus




Lepironia Reed-bed 
Cyperaceae
Lepironia articulate
Scirpus mucronatus
Cyperus haspan
Eleocharis ochrostachys
Fimbristylis acuminate
Fimbristylis griffithii
Fimbristylis umbellaris 
Mapania bancana
Onagraceae
Ludwigia adscendens
Ludwigia hyssopifolia
Melastomaceae
Melastoma malabathricum
Gleicheniaceae
Dicranopteris linearis  
Lygodiaceae
Lygodium microphylum  
Rubiaceae
Hedyotis herbacea



Freshwater Swamp 
Myrtaceae
Syzygium spicatum
Dipterocarpaceae
Vatica lobata  
Anarcardiaceae
Cryptocoryne purpurea
Euphorbiaceae
Ilex cymosa
Rhizophoraceae
Campnosperma auriculatum
Euphorbiaceae
Glochidion rubrum
Rhizophoraceae
Gynotroches axillaris
Rubiaceae
Gardenia tubifera var.tubifera
Gardenia pterocalyx
Uncaria cordata var. ferruginea
Rutaceae
Luvunga sarmentosa
Merrillia caloxylon


Lowland Dipterocarp Forest 
Fabaceae
Koompassia malaccensis 
Dipterocarpaceae
Anisoptera scaphula
Dipterocarpus cornutus
Dipterocarpus costulatus
Dipterocarpus crinitus
Dipterocarpus kerrii
Hopea mangerawan
Parashorea stellata
Shorea curtisii ssp.curtisii,
Shorea leprosula
Shorea ovalis
Shorea parvifolia
Vatica pauciflora
Ctenolophonaceae
Ctenolophon parvifolius
Sapotaceae
Payena lucida
Burseraceae
Canarium littorale
Apocynaceae
Dyera costulata
Ixonanthaceae
Ixonanthes icosandra
Anacardiaceae
Gluta elegans
Euphorbiaceae
Endospermum diadenum Pimelodendron griffithianum
Agrostistachys longifolia
Fagaceae
Lithocarpus wallichianus
Myrtaceae
Rhodamnia cinerea
Pandanaceae
Galearia fulva
Asteraceae
Licuala ferruginea
Licuala longicalycata
Licuala longipes
Zingiberaceae
Alpinia pahangensis
Aristolochiaceae
Thottea grandiflora
Lamiaceae
Clerodendron deflexum
Myrsinaceae
Ardisia crenata
Melastomaceae
Phyllagathis rotundifolia
Rubiaceae
Mussaenda mutabilis
Mussaenda glabra
Croton caudatus
Olaceae
Erythropalum scandens
Orchidaceae
Vanilla griffithii



Chew M.Y. et al, The Flora of Tasik Bera, Pahang, Malaysia, Malayan Nature Journal 2010, 62(3), 249-306


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