Investigations on Rage and Endangered Plants in Jingning Wangdongyang and Dayanghu Nature Reserves

Investigations were conducted from 2014 to 2016 on rare and endangered plants in Jingning Wangdongyang and Dayanghu Nature Reserves in Zhejiang province. The result demonstrated that there were 127 species belonging to 86 genera and 47 families, among them, Brasenia schreberi, Taxus chinensis var. mairei and Bretschneidera sinensis is listed as the national first-grade wild plant for protection. Fokienia hodginsii, Torreya grandis, Fagopyrum dibotrys, Liriodendron chinense, Magnolia officinalis, M. officinalis ssp. Biloba, Glycine soja, Ormosia henryi, Toona ciliata var. Pubescens and Emmenopterys henryi is listed as second-grade for protection. 24 species are listed as the provincial key plants for protection, 65 near threatened species in “China Species Red List”, among them, Pedicularis kiangsiensis is critically endangered, Sciaphila ramose, Dendrobium moniliforme, Epipactis thunbergii, Ilex wenchowensis and Cyclobalanopsis elevaticostata are endangered. 34 species are listed in “Rare and Endangered Plant in Zhejiang Province”. Propositions were put forwarded such as habitat conservation, more researches, different protections for different species, etc.