The orchid flora of Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir) Malaysia - 120 years after Ridley

Khairul Nasirudin Abu Mangsor, . and Mohd Sukor Harun, . and Khairul Faizee Mohd Zin, . and Najidah Asi, . and Nur ‘Atiqah Khalil, . and Ahmad Sofiman Othman, . and Farah Alia Nordin, . and Nur Asyikin Zainudin, . and Afifah Azmi, . The orchid flora of Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir) Malaysia - 120 years after Ridley. pp. 369-387. ISSN 1511-3701

A comprehensive assessment on the orchid flora of Gunung Ledang Johor Malaysia was carried out from 2012 to 2018 with the aim to re-evaluate the presence of orchid species listed by Ridley in his Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 35:1“28� published in 1901 after more than 100 years. The relevant account for comparison is also listed noting that Ridleys historical collections were for the isolated group of hills commonly known as Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir) while the collated item in Orchidaceae is part of catalogues for the whole of Peninsular Malaysia. After Ridley no account on the orchid flora of Gunung Ledang has been properly given particularly from the uppermost peak of the mountain where many interesting plants and orchids are to be found there. This study identified 26 species or 67 were the same as those recorded by Ridley (1901) and 65 species or 83 of Turner (1995) checklist of 270 species of orchids for the state of Malacca and Johor including the common and widespread species to Peninsular Malaysia. By contribution this paper provides an updated account on the diversity of orchids in Gunung Ledang listing 122 species of orchids of which eight are endemic to Peninsular Malaysia two are hyper-endemic known only from Gunung Ledang and 30 were recognised as new records. A comparison table of the current findings against Ridley (1901) and Turner (1995) is provided which shows only 16 species were the same in all three studies.

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Abstract

A comprehensive assessment on the orchid flora of Gunung Ledang Johor Malaysia was carried out from 2012 to 2018 with the aim to re-evaluate the presence of orchid species listed by Ridley in his Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 35:1“28� published in 1901 after more than 100 years. The relevant account for comparison is also listed noting that Ridleys historical collections were for the isolated group of hills commonly known as Gunung Ledang (Mount Ophir) while the collated item in Orchidaceae is part of catalogues for the whole of Peninsular Malaysia. After Ridley no account on the orchid flora of Gunung Ledang has been properly given particularly from the uppermost peak of the mountain where many interesting plants and orchids are to be found there. This study identified 26 species or 67 were the same as those recorded by Ridley (1901) and 65 species or 83 of Turner (1995) checklist of 270 species of orchids for the state of Malacca and Johor including the common and widespread species to Peninsular Malaysia. By contribution this paper provides an updated account on the diversity of orchids in Gunung Ledang listing 122 species of orchids of which eight are endemic to Peninsular Malaysia two are hyper-endemic known only from Gunung Ledang and 30 were recognised as new records. A comparison table of the current findings against Ridley (1901) and Turner (1995) is provided which shows only 16 species were the same in all three studies.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Orchidaceae
AGROVOC Term:	Flora
AGROVOC Term:	Species diversity
AGROVOC Term:	Sampling
AGROVOC Term:	Biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	Habitats
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9844

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