Wild Gingers (Zingiberaceae) at Sungai Kangkawat Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) Sabah

Suganthi Appalasamy, . and Nivaarani Arumugam, . and Lam Yee Fan, . and Nor Azizun Rusdi, . Wild Gingers (Zingiberaceae) at Sungai Kangkawat Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA) Sabah. pp. 97-103. ISSN 2550-1909

This study was carried out during the Geographic Borneo Expedition in 2018 (28 September “ 3 October 2018) with the objective to assess the diversity of gingers (Zingerberaceae) at Sungai Kangkawat Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA). Four tracks were surveyed namely Sungai Kawang Nepenthes South Rim and Pelanjau. Any ginger clump along these tracks were visually searched and sampled. The plants (stems leaves and rhizomes) together with their flowers and fruits if present were collected labelled and kept in a ziplock bag for herbaria preparation and identification. Information on ecology habitat and location coordinates of each species were also recorded. Species identification was carried out using published taxonomic keys and pictures of the plants. There were 11 genera found along Sungai Kawang track seven along Nepenthes track three along South Rim track and five along Pelajau track. Previous unpublished expedition report stated that there were 48 ginger species in ICCA. However in the present study only 28 known species from 11 genera were found. The low number of species was associated with difficulty to identify the ginger samples as many were lacking flowers probably due to the lapse of the flowering season.

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Abstract

This study was carried out during the Geographic Borneo Expedition in 2018 (28 September “ 3 October 2018) with the objective to assess the diversity of gingers (Zingerberaceae) at Sungai Kangkawat Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA). Four tracks were surveyed namely Sungai Kawang Nepenthes South Rim and Pelanjau. Any ginger clump along these tracks were visually searched and sampled. The plants (stems leaves and rhizomes) together with their flowers and fruits if present were collected labelled and kept in a ziplock bag for herbaria preparation and identification. Information on ecology habitat and location coordinates of each species were also recorded. Species identification was carried out using published taxonomic keys and pictures of the plants. There were 11 genera found along Sungai Kawang track seven along Nepenthes track three along South Rim track and five along Pelajau track. Previous unpublished expedition report stated that there were 48 ginger species in ICCA. However in the present study only 28 known species from 11 genera were found. The low number of species was associated with difficulty to identify the ginger samples as many were lacking flowers probably due to the lapse of the flowering season.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Ginger
AGROVOC Term:	Zingiberaceae
AGROVOC Term:	Surveys
AGROVOC Term:	Sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Tropical forests
AGROVOC Term:	Species diversity
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9560

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