ORCHIDS OF BUNGO RANGE
Orchids, which belong to the large angiosperm family of Orchidaceae, are valued for their unique floral morphological features and ecological services owing to their sensitivity towards changes in the surrounding environment along with complex interactions with other biotic components. Orchids are...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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UNIMAS Publisher
2023
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43560/1/ORCHIDS.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/43560/ |
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| Summary: | Orchids, which belong to the large angiosperm family of Orchidaceae, are valued for their unique floral morphological features and ecological services owing to their sensitivity towards changes in the surrounding environment along with complex interactions with other
biotic components. Orchids are widely distributed in Malaysia, from the coastal forests to the mountain peaks, where its highest diversity has been documented predominantly in the mixed dipterocarp forests type (Wood, 1984). It is estimated that the present number of orchids are an astonishing 28,000 species worldwide from 763
genera (the number is most likely to exceed 100,000 species if all the hybrids are accounted for) (Otero, 2012). Approximately 10% of the total species are recorded from the Borneo Island, of which 1,200 species can be found in Sarawak (Beaman et al., 2000). However, it is expected that more species are yet to be documented from this
species-rich region as Sarawak is blessed with vast and unexplored forested areas. |
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