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New Lithocarpus records. A. Lithocarpus bullatus Hatus. ex Soepadmo. Wong WKM 3323 . B. Lithocarpus hallieri (Seemen) A.Camus. Wong & Jangarun WKM 3295 . (Photos: K.M. Wong)
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Aralia merrillii C.B.Shang (Araliaceae), Agathis lenticula de Laub. (Araucariaceae), Licuala collina Saw and L. miriensis Saw (Arecaceae), Lithocarpus bullatus Hatus. ex Soepadmo and L. hallieri (Seemen) A.Camus (Fagaceae), Musa lawitiensis var. suratii (Argent) Häkkinen (Musaceae) and Aquilaria microcarpa Baill. (Thymelaeaceae) are newly recorded...
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... Brunei Darussalam is recognized as a floristically rich region and is one of the few tropical Asian nations to remain well forested (Henrot et al. 2013;Ashton 2014;Wong et al. 2015bWong et al. , 2015cNeo et al. 2020), with 54% of its land area still covered by unlogged, pristine forest (Bryan et al. 2013). With a land area of about 576,532 ha, Brunei Darussalam is one of the countries with the highest percentage of forest cover, with approximately 76% (438,000 ha) of the land remaining heavily forested (Haji Ahmat and Haji Tongkat 2010). ...
Ikbal IM, Din HHM, Tuah WH, Jaafar SM, Ahmad N, Sukri RS. 2023. Review: Diversity, structure, and community composition of Bornean heath forest with a focus on Brunei Darussalam. Biodiversitas 24: 2814-2829. Tropical heath forests, a unique lowland forest ecosystem with high conservation value, are increasingly threatened by disturbances. Heath forests are characterized by trees of short stature and the presence of highly acidic, sandy soils with poor nutrient content. Bornean heath forests are widely studied for their diversity, structure, and community composition and are known to support endemics of high conservation value. Environmental factors and soil properties, such as topography, water availability, and nutrient status, are known to influence tree species diversity and forest structure of Bornean forests. However, factors influencing their community composition, including the role of seedling communities in influencing heath forest communities, are still not well understood. In particular, studies of tree diversity and community composition of heath forests in Brunei Darussalam have revealed high endemism and the presence of species with high conservation value. Anthropogenic threats to Bornean heath forests highlight the urgent need for an increased understanding of these forests and prioritization of their conservation. Increased insights into the ecological preferences of heath forest species are crucial for the successful restoration of degraded heath forests. The intact forest ecosystems of Brunei could provide opportunities for further ecological research on the plant communities found in these unique forests.
