ABSTRACT

This academic visit of BIO300 we were went to three places to do a research

about the distribution of the ornamental plant that grow at Kinabalu Park, Sukau
and FRC Sepilok. The species that we want to do a research is morning glory,
laughing orchid and Langsuyar (Asplenium nidus). The focus species that we
choose is Asplenium nidus or the common name in Malay is Langsuyar. Kinabalu
Park is higher land while Sukau and FRC Sepilok is lowland. The method that
we used to do this research is by doing an observation. We are observing this
focus species (Asplenium nidus), morning glory (Ipomea learii) and laughing
orchid at these three places whether they are exist or not at these three places.
The first place that we go is Kinabalu Park. At this place we were managed to
found all of three plant species which is Langsuyar (Asplenium nidus), morning
glory (Ipomea learii) and laughing orchid. All of these species are easy to find in
Kinabalu Park. At the second places, which is at Sukau we were found
Asplenium nidus only. We were found the Asplenium nidus at the middle of
Sukau Forest. The overall result that we found is Asplenium nidus was grow at
these three places, whether the place is highland or lowland. We are also were
found morning glory at this two places which is at Kinabalu Park and at FRC
Sepilok but laughing orchid we were just found it only at Kinabalu Park. The
distributions of this three species are affecting by several reasons. First, laughing
orchid only grow at highland place while Asplenium nidus can grow at both
places whether the places is highland or lowland. Second laughing orchid do not
need high temperature to grow while Asplenium nidus and morning glory was
need sunlight to growth. As the conclusion, the distribution of our focused
species is not consistent in each place.