Tinjauan Awal Myrtaceae di Hutan Simpan Gunung Tebu, Terengganu

Preliminary Review of Myrtaceae in Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve, Terengganu

Abstract

Suatu tinjauan berkaitan senarai spesies daripada famili Myrtaceae telah dijalankan di hutan dipterokarpa tanah rendah dan hutan dipterokarpa bukit di Hutan Simpan Gunung Tebu, Terengganu. Sebanyak 22 spesies daripada empat genus bagi famili Myrtaceae telah direkodkan di sekitar Hutan Simpan Gunung Tebu, Terengganu. Syzygium merupakan genus terbesar diwakili oleh 19 takson manakala tiga genus lagi (Decaspermum, Rhodamnia dan Tristaniopsis), masing-masing diwakili oleh satu spesies. Tiga spesies merupakan spesies yang endemik di Semenanjung Malaysia iaitu Syzygium anisosepalum, S. duthieanum dan S. politum.

A review of the species list from the family Myrtaceae was conducted in the lowland dipterocarp forest and hill dipterocarp forest in Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve, Terengganu. A total of 22 species from four genera of the Myrtaceae family were recorded around Gunung Tebu Forest Reserve, Terengganu. Syzygium was the largest genus, represented by 19 taxa, while the other three genera (Decaspermum, Rhodamnia, and Tristaniopsis) were each represented by one species. Three species were endemic to Peninsular Malaysia, namely Syzygium anisosepalum, S. duthieanum, and S. politum.