Diversity Of Aroids (Araceae) In Perlis State Park, Perlis.

Abstract

During the field collections, more than 20 aroid species were recorded and identified. They are Aglaonema nitidum, A. simplex, Alocasia denudata var.denudata, A. lowii; Amorphophallus carneus, A. paeoniifolius, A. prainii; Arisaema roxburghii, A. wrayi, Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta, C. gigantea; Epipremnum giganteum, Homalomena coerulescens, H. trapezijolia, Pothos scandens, P latifolius, Raphidophora beccarii, R.foraminifera, Schismatoglottis calyptrata var. calyptrata, Scindapsus hederaceus, S. perakensis, Typhonium filiforme, T flagelliforme, T roxburghii, and T trilobatum. It should be noted that some of the species such as Arisaema roxburghii, Arisaema wrayi. Raphidophora becarii Typhonium filiforme and Typhonium flagelliforme are considered as rare.