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Liverwort Flora (Marchantiophyta) of Bukit Kesing Forest Reserve,
Terengganu, Malaysia.
Nurul Husna binti Mohd Radzi
Supervisor: Dr. Lee Gaik Ee
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Liverwort (Marchantiophyta) is one of the groups of bryophytes where they
play a significant role in environment and also act as ecological indicators.
Based on previous studies, there have been intensive studies on mosses
compared to the liverworts in Malaysia. This happened because liverwort was
frequently overlooked and under-collected in Malaysia. Therefore, the present
study aimed to collect and identify all the species of the liverworts occur in Bukit
Kesing Forest Reserve, Terengganu. Besides, a detailed identification key to the
genus and species known to occur in the area will also be prepared. The
methodology involved in this study including samples collection, identification
and construction of taxonomic key. The preliminary results showed that there
are 17 genera in five families and one subfamily reported for Bukit Kesing Forest
Reserve. The highest genus is Lejeunea and the lowest genus is
Lepidolejeunea. An urgent effort to collect liverworts should be undertaken
especially for this state in Malaysia.
Keywords: liverwort, taxonomic key, genus, Bukit Kesing Forest Reserve
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