Technically, there are 10 endemics in the category ‘critically endangered’ but we can assume that the 4 which are only found in the Teraja extension will be soon in a protected area.There remain thus 6 endemics under concern. Let’s have a look at them:
This one is a medium size tree (Horsfieldia disticha) which was last collected 52 years ago in the Andulau FR This is also a medium-size tree. (Xanthophyllum petiolatum) collected once, 55 years ago, also from the Andulau FRThis is a woody climber, Erycibe villosa which was only collected once, 21 years ago, also from the Andulau FR. Does it tell us something about the Andulau FR in the past or in the present ? The 3 remaining species share several characteristics: · they are highly ornamental, · they are known from only one site, · and they originate from areas undergoing rapid changes.
This orchid was collected in Temburong, close to Bangar township. This Hoya was collected at the border of the peat swamp near road developments in Belait. This is also an Hoya, it grows in the white sands in Tutong. It has recently been found back, 23 years after its first collection, in a site with disturbed vegetation and prone to bush fires, in other words, a site at risk and with no conservation value in itself.