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TREES and shrubs
Api-api (Avicennia sp.)
Bakau (Rhizophora sp.)
Buta-buta or Blind-your-eye (Excoecaria agallocha)
Delek air (Memecylon edule)
False coffee plant (Fagraea racemosa)
Ipil (Intsia bijuga)
Jarum jarum (Ixora congesta)
Nipah palm (Nypa fruticans)
Nyatoh (Pouteria liggensis)
Perepat (Sonneratia alba)
Pulai (Alstonia angustiloba)
Sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Seashore mangosteen (Garcinia hombroniana)
Seashore nutmeg (Knema globularia)

SEAGRASSES
Seagrasses in general

Becarri's seagrass (Halophila becarrii)
Fern seagrass (Halophila spinulosa)
Needle seagrass (Halodule uninervis)
Ribbon seagrass (Cymodocea rotundata)
Sickle seagrass (Thalassia hemprichii)
Spoon seagrass (Halophila ovalis, Halophila minor)
Tape seagrass (Enhalus acoroides)
SEAWEEDS
Seaweeds in general

Green seaweed
'Bee hoon' green seaweed (Chaetomorpha crassa)
Coin seaweed (Halimeda macroloba)
Comb seaweed (Caulerpa taxifolia)
Fan seaweed (Avrainvillea sp.)
Feathery seaweed (Caulerpa sertularioides)
Mexican seaweed (Caulerpa mexicana)
Parasol seaweed (Caulerpa peltata)
Sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)
Sea lettuce (Ulva sp.)
'Zipper' seaweed (Caulerpa cuppresoides)

Red seaweed
Graceful red seaweed (Gracilaria tenuisptipitata)
Knobbly red seaweed (Gracilaria salicornia)
'Pom pom' red seaweed (Gracilaria edulis)
Robust red seaweed (Soliera robusta)
Spiny red seaweed (Acantophora spicifera)
Wiry red seaweed (Hypnea cervicornis)

Brown seaweed

Mermaid's fan (Padina sp.)

OTHER PLANTS
Lichen

Checklist of flora and fauna of Chek Jawa a full list of what's on Chek Jawa.
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Animals A-Z

Plants and animals
by their most common
location on Chek Jawa
coastal hill forest
mangroves
rocky shore
sandy ecosystems
seagrass lagoon
coral rubble area

 

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