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List of Trees & Other Woody Plants
of
Tabin Wildlife Reserve

Borneo is a “biodiversity hotspot” with more than 20,000 species of flora. More than 1,000 species and at least 85 families of trees and other woody plants have been listed as occurring in Tabin. The 85 families known at the time of Sale (1994) are listed below along with an indication of the number of species found and the genera to which the species belong.

Please note that common names are given so that reader can get an impression of what sorts of plants are found in the families but these names are not definitive in a taxonomic sense.

Legend: [##. Family (common name) (# species) names of genera]

1 Acanthaceae (black eyed susan family) (2) Gendarussa, Ruellia

2. Alacaceae (hardwood) (1) Scorodacarpus

3. Alangiaceae (alangium family) (1) Alangium

4. Anacardiaceae (mango family) (18) Buchanania, Dracontromelum, Gluta, Koordersiodendron, Magnifera, Melanochyla, Parishia, Semecarpus, Swintonia

5. Annonaceae (papaya family) (71) Alphonsea, Anaxagorea, Artobotrys, Canaga, Cyathocalyx, Desmos, Ellipeia, Enicosanthum, Friesodielsia, Goniothalamus, Marsypopetalium, Meiogyne, Mezzettia, Mezzettiopsis, Mitrella, Mitrephora, Monocarpia, Neovaria, Orophea, Phaeanthus, Polyalthia, Popowia, Pseduvaria, Sagerasa, Ulvaria, Xylopia

6. Apocynaceae (frangipani family) (15) Alstonia, Asciepias, Dyera, Kopsia, Willughbeia, Tabernaemantana

7. Araceae (philodendron family) ( (1) Homalomena

8. Araliaceae (ivy & ginseng family) (1) Aralia

9. Asciepiadaceae (milkweed family) (1) Hoya

10. Asteraceae (daisy family) (1) Vernonia

11. Bombaceae (durian family) (9) Coetastegia, Durio, Neesia

12. Burseraceae (olive family) (18) Canarium, Dacryodes, Santiria, Triommo

13. Begoniaceae (begonias) (2) Begonia

14. Bignoniaceae (bignonias) (1) Bignonia

15. Cecropiaceae (lianas, umbrella trees) (2) Pivilospermum

16. Celastraceae (spindles) (4) Lophopetalum, Bhesa

17. Clusiaceae (St. John's worts) (1) Mesua

18. Combretaceae (mangroves) (4) Combretium, Terminalia, Polia, Forrestia

19. Commelinaceae (spiderwort family) (2) Polia, Forrestia

20. Compositae (sunflower family) (6) Agerotum, Blumea, Elephantopus, Eupatorium, Gynura, Veronia

21. Connaraceae (connarus tree family) (5) Agelacea, Connarus, Rourei

22. Convolvulaceae (morning glory family) (5) Merremia, Merremia, Cynostemno, Pomea

23. Curcerbitaceae (cucumber family) (1) Beinincesa

24. Cyperaceae (cotton grasses, spike-rushes & sedges) (2) Mapania, Cyperus

25. Datiscaceae (datisca family) (1) Octomeles

26. Dichapetalaceae (tapura family) (1) Dichopetalum

27. Dilleniaceae (dillenia family) (6) Dillenia, Tetracera

28. Dipterocarpaceae (camphor, hopea & shorea trees) (48) Ansioptra, Dipteracarpus, Dryobolanops, Hopea, Parashorea, Shorea, Vatica

29. Ebenaceae (ebony family) (27) Diaspyros

30. Elaeocarpaceae (elaeocarpus family) (2) Elaeocarpus

31. Erythroxylaceae (coca family) (1) Erthoxylon

32. Euphorbiaceae (spurge, rubber plant & macaranga family) (97) Acalypa, Antidesma, Aprosa, Baccaurea, Blumeodendron, Cleistanthus, Croton, Drypetes, Dimophocalyx, Endospermum, Fahrenheitia, Glochidion, Jatropra, Koilodepas, Macaranga, Mallotus, Neoscortechinia, Omalanthus, Omphalea, Phyllanthus, Pimelodendron, Ptychopyxis, Spathiostma, Suregada, Tapoides

33. Fabaceae (bean & pea family) (8) Cynometra, Dialium, Fordia, Intsia, Peltoforum, Phyllantus, Sindera, Sympatelandra

34. Fagaceae (chestnut, beech, oak family) (12) Castanopsis, Lithocarpus, Quercus, Trigonobalanus

35. Flacourtiaceae  (logwood family) (15) Caesaria, Flacourtia, Galearia, Homalium, Hydnocarpus, Ryparasa

36. Gesneriaceae (gesneria family) (5) Cyrtandra, Adhatoda, Acschnanthus, Didissandra, Didymocarpus

37. Guttiferae (mangosteen family) (16) Calophyllum, Garcinia, Mesua

38. Hypericaceae (St. John's wort family)  (1) Cratoxylon

39. Icacinaceae (5) spp.

40. Juglandaceae (walnut family) (1) Juglans

41. Lauraceae (laurel family - includes cinnamons, ironwoods, sassafras, avocados) (53) Eusideroxylon, Litsea, Notaphoebe, Ocotea , others

42. Lecythidaceae (brazil nut family) (7) N/A, Planchonia

43. Leguminosae (nitrogen fixing trees) (34) Afzelia, Bachinia, Cassia, Caesalpinia, Crudia, Cynometra, Fordia, Koompassia, Milletia, Ormosia, Phanera, Pericopsis, Saraca, Sindera, Spatholobus, Sympetalandra

44. Liliaceae (lily family) (1) Cordyline

45.  Loganiaceae (logania family) (3) Fagraea, Strychnos

46. Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) (3) Talauma

47. Malvaceae (mallow & fanpetal family) (1) Sida

48. Marantaceae (gingers) (7) Calathea, Donax, Phyllaganthis, Dissochaeta, Pachycentria, Diplectaria

49. Melastomaceae (straits rhododendron) (1) Melostoma

50. Melastomataceae (meadow beauty family) (14) Kibbesia, Marumia, Memecylon, Pternandra, Senerila

51. Meliaceae (meliaceae family) (45) Aglaia, Amoora, Chisocheton, Dysoxylon, Lansium, Reinwardttiodendron, Sandoricum, Walsura, Xylocarpus

52. Moraceae (fig family) (22) Antiarus, Artocarpus, Ficus

53. Myristicaceae (nutmeg, mace family) (14) Horsfeldia, Knema

54. Myrsinaceae (marlberry family) (13) Ardisia, Macesa

55. Myrtaceae (eucalyptus, guava family) (27) Eugenia, Syzigium

56. Ochnaceae (bird's eye bushes) (1) Gomphia

57. Oleaceae (olive family) (5) Chionanthus, Jasminium

58. Piperaceae (pepper family) (5) Piper

59. Polygalaceae (milkwort family) (9) Xanthophyllum

60. Poaceae (Graninaceae) (5) Eleusine, Digitaria, Dinochioa, Impercata

61. Proteaceae (protea family) (3) Helicia

62. Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family) (4) Zizyphus

63. Rhizophoraceae (mangroves) (8) Anisophyllena, Bruguiera, Ceriops, Rhizophora

64. Rosaceae (rose, peach, apple, pear, strawberry family) (5) Parinari, Atuna, Rubus

65. Rubiaceae (gardenia, coffee, quinine family) (57) Anthocephalus, Canthium, Cephaelis, Gaertnera, Ixora, Jackia, Lasianthus, Mussaendra, Nauclea, Neonaullea, Ophiorrhiza, Paravinia, Portlandia, Psychotria, Randia, Saprosma, Tarenna, Uncaria, Urophyllum

66. Rutaceae (citrus fruit family) (16) Allyphyluss, Clausena, Euodia, Glycosmis, Luvunga, Merope, Sapindus, Xerospermum

67. Sabiaceae (meliosma family) (4) Meliosma

68. Sapindaceae (rambutan, soap berry family) (28) Dimocarpus, Euphorea, Guina, Harpullia, Lepisanthes, Mischocarpus, Nephelium, Pemtia, Paranephelium, Xerospermum

69. Sapotaceae (star apple family) (22) Chrysophyllum, Diploknema, Ganua, Madhuca, Mesua, Palaquium, Payena, Planchonella

70. Sauraviaceae (sauravia family) (6) Sauravia

71. Simaroubaceae (tree of heaven family) (1) Irvingia

72. Solanaceae (potato, tomato, tobacco family) (2) Solanum

73. Sonneratiaceae (crabapple mangrove family) (1) Duabanga

74. Symplocaceae (sweetleaf family) (1) Symplocos

75. Sterculiaceae (cacao family) (18) Heritiera, Leptonychia, Pterospermum, Scaphium, Sterculia

76. Theaceae (camellia family) (2) Pyrenaria

77. Thelypteridaceae (curly grass family) (1) Sphaerostephanos

78. Thymelaceae (thyme family) (4) Aquilaria, Enkleia, Wilkstroemia

79. Thymelaeaceae (daphne family) (1) Gonystylus

80. Tilaiaceae (limes family) (23) Brownlowia, Grewnia, Microcos, Pentace

81. Urticaceae (nettles family) (5) Boehmenia, Dentocnide, Leocosyke, Poinilospermum

82. Verbenaceae (teak, lantana family) (9) Callicarpa, Cierodendron, Clerodenetron, Vitex, Teijsmanniodendron

83. Violaceae (violet, pansy family) (2) Rinorea

84. Vitaceae (grapevine family) (13) Ampleincissus, Cayratia, Leea, Tetrastigma

85. Zingiberaceae (gingers) (17) Achosma, Alpinia, Amomum, Boesenbergia, Camptandra, Costus, Eleffariopsis, Elintgeria, Geostachys, Globba, Hornstedria, Nicolaia, Plagiostachys, Scaphachlymys, Zingiber