EXPLORATION AND INVENTORY OF ARACEAE AT MT. BAGALBAL, PHILIPPINES
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https://doi.org/10.58885/ijees.v11i1.58.meblfKeywords:
araceae, conservation status, distribution pattern, ecological statusAbstract
This study investigated the taxonomy and distribution pattern of Araceae species at Mt. Bagalbal, Sitio Migtulod, Barangay Mt. Nebo, Valencia City Bukidnon, Philippines as well as their ecological and conservation status. Araceae are highly diverse in life form at Mt. Bagalbal which comprises of thirteen (13) species under three (3) subfamilies, with Monsteroideae having the greatest number of species, followed by Aroideae and Pothoideae as the lowest. The Araceae flora from Mt. Bagalbal's species distribution pattern revealed a distinct and unambiguous dispersal of the majority of the angiosperms. Out of thirteen (13) species collected, two (2) species were ecologically classified as both endemic and native in the Philippines, eight (8) species were native and one (1) species was naturalized. In terms of conservation status, one (1) species has no data because it was not identified, nine (9) species were data deficient (DD), one (1) is Least Concern (LC), one (1) is Near Threatened (NT) and one (1) is vulnerable (VU) and it is the Alocasia zebrina.
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