Diversity and Composition of Wild flowers around Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, Kelantan

The diversity of Angiosperms in Malaysia is widely studied but currently, there are no published data regarding the abundance of wildflowers in Kelantan. Thus, a study on the diversity and composition of wildflowers was conducted around Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, Kelantan (UMKKJ). The main objective is to determine the diversity and composition of wildflowers by using the random quadrat sampling method and supported by general observation method as additional data. A total of 31 families, 88 genera and 103 species of wildflowers found in UMKKJ with Asteraceae and Fabaceae were the families with a large contribution. Species discovered by using general observation method were 73 species comprised of 27 families and 65 genera. Next, there were 30 species wildflowers belonging to 13 families and 28 genera found inside the quadrat. The sufficient data were obtained within 60m2 by quadrat sampling in UMKKJ generated from the species-area curve. Shannon Diversity Index recorded the value 2.554 with Richness and Evenness Index were 3.841 and 0.751 respectively. Based on the overall results, wildflowers in UMKKJ was moderately diverse and evenly distributed.