Description of riparion vegetation of Sungai Bari, Setiu, Terengganu

Abstract

Riparian vegetation characterized by plants that are living or located on the bank of a natural course of water. It is importance to the community and some animal that made the vegetation as their diet. This study was conducted in riparian vegetation of Sungai Bari, Setiu, Terengganu, to describe its vegetation. Three plots of 10 x 1 Om were established along Sungai Bari, where plants were sampled for herbarium specimens, identified and described. The vegetation consists of various life forms; tree, palmae, shrubs, climbers, grasses, fems and herbs. Overall, a total of 52 species belonging to 33 families were sampled and identified. Tree is the most life forms found with Legurninoseae being the most abundant. Melanochyla wallichii and Glutta velutina was dominant at the lower down stream parts, which favored vegetation adapted to brackish water. Mangrove species also found growing on muddy and swampy part of Sungai Bari. The importances of plant species to community livelihood are also discussed.