Mt. Palung National Park
REGULATION
Gov.Regulation | Decree of the Minister of Forestry No 448/Menhut-VI/1990 |
Date | Juni 3,1990 |
Large (Hektar) | 90.000 |
Technical implementation Unit | Balai Taman Nasional Gunung Palung |
Note | The area of Gunung Palung National Park has historically been designated as a nature reserve area through Staat Blaad No.4 / 13IB / 1937 dated 29 April 1937 with an area of 30,000 Ha. Then, through the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture No. 101 A / Kpts / VIII / 12/1981 dated December 10, 1981 the area of Gunung Palung National Park was changed to 90,000 Ha by pointing to forest group (expansion area), Kepayang Mountain, Seberuang Mountain, Sei Lekahan, Labuhan Batu and surroundings with the status of the area changed to Wildlife Reserve of Mount Trench. At the 3 nd National Nature Conservation Week in Bali on 24 March 1990, the area was declared a National Park with an area of 90,000 ha through the Minister of Forestry Declaration No. 448 / Menhut-VI / 1990 dated March 6, 1990. This national park is the only and the largest Dipterocarpus tropical forest in Kalimantan. Approximately 65 percent of the area, still a primary forest that is not disturbed human activity and has many communities of plants and wildlife. Mount Palung National Park is one of nature conservation areas with high biodiversity, and various ecosystem types such as mangrove forests, swamp forests, peat swamps, freshwater swamp forests, tropical forests, and mountain forests that are always covered in fog . |
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
Province | Kalimantan Barat |
City/Regency | Kabupaten Ketapang |
District |
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Village | – |
PHYSICAL CONDITION
Elevation (mDpl) |
…?-1.116 |
Topology&Geology |
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Climate |
type climate…?(Schmit&Ferguson); |
Temperature |
25,5’– 35’C; Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Council check … |
POTENTIAL BIOTIK AREA
Habitat
Mountain |
Mt. Palung(1.116 mDpl); Mt. Panti (1.050 m. dpl) |
Lake |
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River |
River Matan; River Simpang |
Flora
Endemik | – |
Identification | Like other areas of West Borneo, this area is generally covered by jelutung (Dyera costulata), ramin (Gonystylus bancanus), resin (Agathis borneensis), pulai (Alstonia scholaris), rengas (Gluta renghas), ironwood (Eusideroxylon zwageri), Bruguiera sp ., Lumnitzera sp., Rhizophora sp., Sonneratia sp., Fig, and medicinal plants. Plants that are unique in this national park is the black orchid (Coelogyne pandurata), which is easily seen on the Matan River, especially in February-April. The attractiveness of black orchids is seen in the form of flowers marked with green with a combination of black spots on the center of the flower, and the blooming time between 5-6 days. more search required …? |
Overview of flora in West Borneo | |
Tree | ===> click here |
Non Tree | ===> click here |
Coral | ===> click here |
Fauna
Endemik | – |
Identification | Primates: bekantan (Nasalis larvatus), orangutan (Pongo satyrus), macaca (Macaca nemestrina nemestrina), klampiau (Hylobates muelleri), Mammals: lariscus hosei, deer (Muntiacus muntjak pleiharicus), sun bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus), slow loris (Nyticebus coucang borneanus), mouse deer (Tragulus napu borneanus), walnut squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis) … Birds: Rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros borneoensis), wild chickens (Gallus gallus), ivang ivory (Rhinoplax vigil), … Reptiles: Crocodile siamens (Crocodylus siamensis), ivory turtles (Orlitia borneensis), sea turtle (Caretta caretta), … more search required …? |
Overview of fauna in West Borneo | |
Amfibian | ===> click here |
Bird | ===> click here |
Fish | ===> click here |
Insect | ===> click here |
Mammalia | ===> click here |
Primata | ===> click here |
Reptil | ===> click here |
Invertebrata | ===> click here |
SOURCE:
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