Floristic Composition and Stand Structure of Wild Fruit Trees in a Lowland Dipterocarp Forest at Bangi Forest Reserve, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia

Nuralia Fatihah Ahmad Sanusi; Ahmad Fitri Zohari; Mohd Azman Kholid; Mohamad Murshidi Zohari; Wan Norilani Wan Ismail; Nik Hazlan Nik Hashim; Muhamad Zul Faris Aizad Mohd Shabri; Mohamad Sobre Zohari; Nur ’Aqilah Mustafa Bakray; Nik Norafida Nik Ali; Mohammad Khairul Faizi  Zulkifli; Mohd Nizam Mohd Said; Noraini Talip; Ahmad Firdaus Zainuddin; Abdul Latiff Mohamad

doi:10.37934/sijaff.4.1.2129b

Authors

Nuralia Fatihah Ahmad Sanusi
Ahmad Fitri Zohari
Mohd Azman Kholid Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohamad Murshidi Zohari Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Wan Norilani Wan Ismail Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Nik Hazlan Nik Hashim Centre for Wood Industry Studies, Faculty of Applied Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang, 26400 Bandar Tun Abdul Razak, Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia
Muhamad Zul Faris Aizad Mohd Shabri Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohamad Sobre Zohari Apartment Seri Cempaka, Jalan 6/3, Seksyen 16, 43650, Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Nur ’Aqilah Mustafa Bakray Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Nik Norafida Nik Ali Es Eco Smart Sdn. Bhd., Tingkat 6, Menara ES, No. 9, Persiaran Industri, Bandar Sri Damansara, 52200, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mohammad Khairul Faizi Zulkifli Laboratory & Instrumentation Secretariat, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohd Nizam Mohd Said Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Noraini Talip Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Ahmad Firdaus Zainuddin Natural Forest Programme, Forestry and Environment Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 52109, Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia
Abdul Latiff Mohamad Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/sijaff.4.1.2129b

Keywords:

Diversity, wild fruit trees, lowland dipterocarp forest, Bangi Forest Reserve, logged-over forest

Abstract

Bangi Forest Reserve, a thrice-logged lowland dipterocarp forest is one of the remaining fragmented forests in Langat Basin, Selangor. A descriptive study on floristic composition and stand structure of wild fruit trees had been conducted in this forest reserve. A total of 241 stands represented by 38 species from 21 genera and 15 families was characterized as having edible fruits are recorded in 0.5 ha plot. Both, Euphorbiaceae and Sapindaceae were recorded as the most speciose family number with six species each. Baccaurea was recorded to have the highest species number (6 species) and the highest total number of individuals (38 stands). Castanopsis schefferiana was recorded as a species with the highest number of individuals (36 stands). Only 20% (48 stems from 19 species) comprised the adult wild fruit trees in this forest reserve. The species composition of wild fruit trees of this forest can be considered as moderate but has low stand density, the same condition as other primary lowland dipterocarp forest in Peninsular Malaysia.