Abstract:
Riparian areas have unique plant and soil attributes, often much different
from the land and water environments that they connect. Well-vegetated riparian
zones are important for sustainable ecosystems and its community livelihood. This
study was conducted in riparian vegetation of Nyatoh River, Setiu Terengganu to
describe its vegetation. The plots of 10 x 10 m2 were established along Nyatoh River,
where plants were sampled for herbarium specimens, identified and described. The
vegetation consist of various life forms such as tree, shrubs, fems, palmae, climbers,
grasses. In total, 101 plant species belong to 56 families were found at the study site.
Leguminosae being the most frequent family of woody plants occurred represented
by 10 species. Glutta velutina was dominated lower downstream that indicate the
adaptation to brackish water.
