A Guide to Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) of Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Abstract

This study was conducted in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and the Japan Research Consortium for Tropical Forests in Sarawak (JRCTS) in November, 2005, its extension in February, 2021, and November, 2023. In addition, the study was conducted in accordance with the MOU signed by the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) and JRCTS in November 2012 and with the Record of Discussion signed by FDS, SFC, Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC), and JRCTS in April, 2020.Lambir Hills National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia, in Borneo has an extremely species-rich flora. At least 17 species of the euphorbiaceous tree genus Macaranga are distributed to the park. We list the species together with a key to their identification, and provide brief notes on the vegetative morphology and ecology for each species

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