Four New Records of Zingiberaceae in Gunung Telapak Burok, Berembun Forest Reserve (Fr), Negeri Sembilan

Abstract

A short survey on Zingiberaceae family was done in selected trails of Gunung Telapak Burok (1193m), Berembun Forest Reserve (FR), Negeri Sembilan. This botanical inventory for ginger family produced a list of 10 genera and 14 species, including four new records for Berembun Forest Reserve (FR) and Negeri Sembilan. Most gingers species found were from genus Alpinia and followed by Globba. Alpinia vitellina (Lindl.) Ridl. Four species namely Meistera ochrea (Ridl.) Skornick & M.F.Newman (Amomum ochreum Ridl.), Camptandra ovata Ridl., Zingiber longibracteatum Theilade and Conamomum utriculosum Ridl. (Amomum utriculosum (Ridl.) Holtum) were not listed during previous botanical survey and were additional new records for Berembun Forest Reserve and Negeri Sembilan. The previous record also found Haniffia cyanescens var. cyanescens which is a hyper-endemic wild ginger in Bukit Tangga. In this survey, the species was collected in Gunung Telapak Burok. This flowering species was found to be a rare sighting in Gunung Telapak Burok. Some of the species found in Gunung Telapak Burok were found in less localities (less than five) especially Z. longibracteatum in Peninsular Malaysia. Thus this forest area must be preserved for its species richness especially in wild gingers.