Palem di Taman Nasional Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya, Kalimantan Barat

Abstract

Field work of palm diversity in Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park had been conducted and revealed 17 species of
palms, namely Caryota, Iguanura, Licuala, Pinanga, as well as 4 Calamus spp., 5 Daemonorops spp., and 3 Korthalsia
spp. Seven species out of those seventeen species were recorded as endemic in Kalimantan, namely Caryota no,
Iguanura macrostachya, Licuala borneensis, Pinanga tomentella, Calamus pogonacanthus, Daemonorops microstachys dan
Daemonorops sp. 1. Identification key, species description, synonym and other information related to the species
reported in this paper.
Keywords: Palm diversity, Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park, endemic, Kalimantan