Legally Protected Flora
of Sarawak and Sabah
Legally Protected Flora
of Sarawak and Sabah
Legally Protected Flora of Sarawak and Sabah
Sarawak’s Wildlife Protection Ordinance
Under Section 31 of Sarawak’s Wildlife Protection Ordinance, 48 protected plant species are listed as follows:
| Part 1 – Totally Protected Plants | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific Name |
Local Name |
|
All Rafflesia species |
Bunga pakma |
|
Dipterocarpus obloglofolius |
Ensurai |
| Part 2 – Protected Plants | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific Name |
Local Name |
|
Shorea macrophylla |
Engkabang jantong |
|
Shorea splendida |
Engkabang bintang |
|
Shorea helmsleyana |
Engkabang gading |
|
Shorea simins |
Engkabang terendak |
|
Shorea palembanica |
Engkabang asu |
|
Shorea stenoptera |
Engkabang rusa |
|
Shorea pinanga |
Engkabang langai bukit |
|
Shorea ochracea |
Raru |
|
All Ficus species |
Pokok Ara |
|
Sonneratia alba |
Perepat |
|
Sonneratia caseolaris |
Pedada |
|
Avincennia alba |
Api-api hitam |
|
Avincennia lanata |
Api-api |
|
Avincennia marina |
Api-api merah |
|
Avincennia officinalis |
Api-api sudu |
|
Lumnizera littorea |
Teretum merah |
|
Koompassia excelsa |
Tapang / Tualang |
|
Koompassia malaccensis |
Menggris / Kempas |
|
Actoxylon sympetalum |
Kayu gahru |
|
Aquilaria beccariana |
Kayu gahru, engkaras (I) |
|
Aquilaria malaccensis |
Kayu gahru |
|
Aquilaria microcarpa |
|
|
Didesmandra aspera |
Rhu Laut |
|
Casuarina equisetifolia |
|
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All Rhododendron species |
|
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All Nepenthes species |
Periok Kera /Pitcher plants |
|
All Orchidaceae species |
All orchids |
|
Salacca magnifica |
|
|
ohannesteysmannia altifrons |
Ekor buaya |
|
Areca borneensis |
Pinang |
|
Areca jugahpunya |
|
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Pinanga mirabilis |
|
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Pichisermollia subcaulis |
|
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Licuala orbicularis |
Biris |
|
Eurycoma longifolia |
Tongkat cili, sengkayap |
|
Goniothalamus velutinus |
Kayu hujan panas |
|
All Monophyllaea species |
|
|
Antiaris toxicaria |
Ipoh |
|
All peat swamp species of Madhuca |
|
|
Ketau |
All peat swamp species of Madhuca |
|
Calophyllum lanigerum |
Bintangor |
|
Calophyllum teysmanii |
|
|
Cycas rumphii |
Paku gajah, paku laut |
|
All epiphytic Lycopodium species |
Ekor tupai |
|
All Begonia species |
Riang, telinga gajah |
|
All Aeschynanthus species |
|
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All Cyrtandra, /Didymorcarpus species |
Melebab |
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All species of plant listed in Appendix I and II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), excluding those already listed in Part I |
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Prohibited Species in Sabah
Under Sabah enactments, the term used for protected tree species is “prohibited species”.
Prohibited species means any tree marked for retention by the Director of Forestry and the following trees:
| Prohibited Species in Sabah | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific Name |
Local Name |
|
All Mangifera spp. |
Assam family – Mangga or Macang Hutan |
|
All Durio spp. |
Durian |
|
Shorea pinanga, Shorea amplexicaulis, Shorea pilosa,Shorea mecistopteryx, Shorea cristata, Shorea macrophylla |
All Tengkawanag/kawang |
|
All Dracontomelon spp. |
Sengkuang |
|
All Lansium spp. |
Langsat |
|
All Baccaurea spp. |
Tampoi, Rambai and Belimbing Hutan |
|
Parartocarpus spp. |
Terap |
|
Artocarpus dadah |
Buruni |
|
Artocarpus integar |
Pulutan |
|
All Nephelium spp. |
Meritam and Rambutan |
|
Paranephelium nitidum |
Membuakat |
|
Aquileria malaccensis |
Gaharu |
|
Euphoria malaiensis |
Mata Kuching |
