Research Article

Medicinal and Environmental Indicator Species of Utricularia from Montane Forest of Peninsular Malaysia

Table 4

Utricularia of Peninsular Malaysia montane microhabitat details.

SpeciesMontane microhabitat typeAltitude (m a.s.l.)pH range

Common and fairly common species

U. aurea Reservoir or man-made ponds0–1,2313–7
U. bifida Wayside puddles, damp sandy spot4–1,1904–6
U. gibba Reservoir or ponds0–1,5773–5.5
U. minutissima Heaths, stream banks, damp spots, puddles1–2,1804–6
U. striatula Wet/dripping rock faces/tree trunks/branches, mossy mounds150–2,1803.5–5.5
U. uliginosa Stream beds, Sphagnum bogs1–1,3623.5–6.5

Narrow Range Species

U. caerulea Stream banks1–9014.5–6
U. involvens Waterfalls, damp grassy spots750–1,1893.5–6

Rare Species

U. furcellata Heaths1,500c. 5
U. scandens Stony heaths, stream banks, damp grassy spots380–387c. 5
U. vitellina Stream banks, mountain tops well-aerated damp mossy mounds1,526–2,0803.5–5

m a.s.l. = metre above sea level.
Essentially mountain species in hilly microhabitats above 300 m altitude.