Rare and Endangered Plants and Conservation in Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve
CHEN Lin1, GONG Yue-Ning2, XIE Guo-Guang2, DONG An-Qiang3, WANG Fa-Guo4, XING Fu-Wu4
1. College of Forest Resources and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China;
2. Ruyang Management Office of Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve, Shaoguan, Guangdong 512727, China;
3. College of Life Sciences, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China;
4. Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
Abstract：Our flora survey of Guangdong Nanling National Nature Reserve revealed 46 rare and endangered plant species in 29 families and 39 genera,including 6 ferns,11 gymnosperm species,and 29 angiosperm species.Five species were under Class Ⅰ National Protection,while 29 species were under Class Ⅱ,based on the National Protection List 1999.Nineteen species were proposed to be included in the national protection list and 20 at the provincial level,of which six species were newly recorded in Guangdong and nine were endemic to Northern Guangdong and Nanling.Human activities were the main threatening factor in the reserve,and several suggestions are given in regards to the protection of these rare and endangered plants.
2012, Vol. 
