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Flora of Malaysia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Flora of Malaysia consist of approximately 15,000 species of vascular plant. Peninsular Malaysia has around 8,200 species of vascular plants while places such as Sabah and Sarawak has around 12,000 species. Most Flora can be found in the dense rainforest of Malaysia. [2]

Vegetation type
Major forest types in Malaysia are lowland dipterocarp forest, hill dipterocarp forest, low hill dipterocarp forest, oak-laurel forest, montane ericaceous forest, peat swamp forest and mangrove forest. In addition, there also smaller areas of freshwater swamp forest, heath forest, forest on limestone and forest on quartz ridges. [3] ==Habitat == The forests in Malaysia are mostly dominated by trees from the dipterocarp forests. The dipterocarp forest occurs on dry land just above sea level to an altitude of around 900 metres. Other than that, the forest canopy is very dense where a small amount of sunlight can penetrate it. Because of that, the undergrowth plants are usually poorly developed and believed to be impenetrable. A large amount of rainforest has been destroyed due to agricultural or commercial purposes, and also by severe wind and lightning storms. [4]

Types of Flora
[1] Rafflesia:28 Species Hibiscus : 200-250 Species Ixora : 545 Species Bougainvillea : 18 Species Orchid : 28,000 Species Allamanda: 15 Species Pterocarpus Indicus-Angsana : 2 Species Fuchsia : 110 Species Centaurea Cyanus : 101 Species Plumeria/Frangipani : 4 Species Heliconia/Lobster claws : 40 Species Lanatana Camara/Big Sage : 650 Species Mimosa Pudica : 400 Species Heliconia: 42 Species Adenanthera Pavonina Rhododendron Vireya : 300 Species Rosa Rugosa : 100 Species Chrysanthemum : 23,000 Species