Species composition and habitat of plants in Lang Sen wetland reserve, Long An province

Abstract

The results of plant species composition and habitat of plants in Lang Sen wetland reserve recorded 220 species, 174 genera, 74 families that belonging to the two phyla of vascular plants including Lycopodiophyta and Magnoliophyta. The plant resources were divided into five groups as follows: (1) medicinal plants with 119 species, (2) vegetables plants with 30 species, (3) ornamental plants with 11 species, (4) household plants with 10 species, and (5) wood plants with 8 species. Besides, 3 species include Elaeocarpus hygrophilus, Hemisorghum mekongense and Oryza rufipogon were listed for conservation in the Vietnam Red Data Book (2007). Life forms of plants were divided into six groups including herbs with 153 species, lianas with 19 species, shrubs with 16 species, big trees with 16 species, small trees with 14 species, and hemiparasites with 2 species. Moreover, 4 habitat of plants were identified in
wetland reserve including habitat with Melaleuca forest, habitat with seasonally inundated grasslands (with 6 plant communities), habitat with LungTrap (with 3 plant communities) and habitat with plants on canals (with 8 plant communities)