Endangered Plant Species In Malaysia

Target 2 aims to have a preliminary assessment of the conservation status of all known plant species of.

Endangered plant species in malaysia. Endangered marine species in malaysia kuala lumpur. Construction work and loss of habitat are the main reasons these plants have declined in number. Giam kanching hopea subalata. As many social media users have pointed out pitcher plants play a vital role in our ecosystem.

This elegant creature is a subspecies unique to peninsular malaysia with the three priority areas for tigers being taman negara endau rompin forest complex and belum temenggor forest complex. Five of the 10 animals and plants most threatened by the illegal wildlife trade are in malaysia the tiger asian rhinoceros elephant and orang. They are considered acritically endangered by the galapagos conservation trust. Rafflesia arnoldii does not have chlorophyll as all the green plants have and so it cannot undergo photosynthesis.

For example the nepenthes rajah native to malaysia and the world s largest carnivorous plant is currently listed as an endangered species by the international union for conservation of nature and natural resources. This publication is malaysia s first attempt to list indigenous plants into the national red list. Total species endemism for peninsular malaysia is about 30. In 2015 it was placed under the critically endangered list.

From 3 000 tigers in the 1950s the number has reduced to around 300 today. Acalypha wigginsii is native to a tiny part of the galapagos islands. The venus flytrap dionaea muscipula is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey mostly insects and arachnids. Malaysian laws protect birds mammals and insects.

Flora and fauna are only protected if they grow within a national park or reserve. This output is one of the many envisaged for the work on threat assessment of native plants of malaysia which will accomplish target 2 of malaysia s national strategy for plant conservation.