Two centuries of biodiversity discovery and loss in Singapore

RA Chisholm, NP Kristensen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
There is an urgent need for reliable data on the impacts of deforestation on tropical
biodiversity. The city-state of Singapore has one of the most detailed biodiversity records in …

Naturalizations have led to homogenization of the Malesian flora in the Anthropocene

R Holmes, P Pelser, J Barcelona… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Worldwide, floras are becoming homogenized at global scales, but regional patterns
vary. Here, we present the first assessment for the Malesian phytogeographical region in …

The naturalized vascular flora of Malesia

R Holmes, P Pelser, J Barcelona, SS Tjitrosoedirdjo… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Major regional gaps exist in the reporting and accessibility of naturalized plant species
distribution data, especially within Southeast Asia. Here, we present the Malesian …

Genetic erosion in a tropical tree species demonstrates the need to conserve wide-ranging germplasm amid extreme habitat fragmentation

A Phang, MA Niissalo, M Ruhsam, FF Pezzini… - Biodiversity and …, 2024 - Springer
Comparing the genetic diversity across different generations within tropical tree populations
is an understudied topic. To assess the potential genetic consequences and conservation …

Why do understorey Licuala palm fruits turn from red to white and then black when ripe?

KBH Er, DHD Nguyen, YS Yeoh… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Licuala ferruginea Becc., a tropical forest understorey palm, is observed to have fruits that
appear red in colour when unripe, turning pink, then white, purple and finally black in colour …

[HTML][HTML] Bazzania (Lepidoziaceae, Marchantiophyta) diversity and distribution patterns in Pacific Asia with the particular attention to this genus in Vietnam

VA Bakalin, KG Klimova - Новости систематики низших растений, 2024 - cyberleninka.ru
The distribution of Bazzania in Pacific Asia excluding Malesia is surveyed. The taxonomic
diversity in this genus increases from North to South, while the regional taxonomic …

Flora of Borneo: The vascular plant genera

WS Yeng - Webbia, 2023 - oaj.fupress.net
A checklist of all genera of ferns and fern allies, gymnosperms, and angiosperms that are
found in Borneo is presented. The native, introduced, and endemic status for all taxa is …

[PDF][PDF] Establishing a network of long-term forest monitoring plots in Singapore

KBH Er, KY Chong, TYS Choo, DJ Middleton… - Gardens' Bull …, 2023 - nparks.gov.sg
We review the history of plot-based studies of forests in Singapore and their contribution to
our understanding of tropical forest ecology, especially of the regenerative capabilities of …

Updated diversity and taxonomy of the fern genus Abrodictyum C. Presl (Hymenophyllaceae, Polypodiidae) in Asia, Australasia and Oceania

Y Zhao, E Boucheron-Dubuisson, G Rouhan… - Botany …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Previous works indicate that the fern genus Abrodictyum (Hymenophyllaceae) comprises
between 17 and 26 species in Asia, Australasia and Oceania. To clarify the diversity of the …

[PDF][PDF] Novel observations of chiropterophily in Palaquium obovatum and flower visitation by Cynopterus brachyotis

A Phang - Nat Singap, 2023 - lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg
Observation of flower visitations and pollination behaviour of the lesser dog-faced fruit bat,
Cynopterus brachyotis (Pteropodidae), to Palaquium obovatum (Sapotaceae) in the …