| Rafflesia Forest Reserve | |
|---|---|
  Rafflesia Forest Reserve | |
| Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 05°46.64′N116°20.60′E / 5.77733°N 116.34333°E /5.77733; 116.34333 |
| Area | 356 hectares (880 acres)[1] |
| Established | 1984 |
TheRafflesia Forest Reserve is a Virgin Jungle Reserve (VJR) that covers an area of 356 hectares (880 acres) inTambunan District ofSabah, Malaysia.[1] The reserve was first established in 1967 as part of the Crocker Range Forest Reserve (nowCrocker Range National Park).[2] In 1984, it was made a separate reserve by the Sabah Forestry Department to protect the area'sRafflesia flowers.
The Rafflesia Information Centre is located along the road fromKota Kinabalu toTambunan. Several sites with wild specimens of the parasitic flowering plantRafflesia pricei are reachable via hiking trails from the centre.[3]
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Rafflesia Forest Reserve is home toRafflesia pricei and its host plantTetrastigma leucostaphylum. The reserve is also home to montane forest tree species such asShorea platyclados,Agathis kinabaluensis,Lithocarpus lucidus,Palaquium gutta,Shorea smithiana,Prainea limpato andQuercus kinabaluensis.Kerangas forest tree species in the reserve includeSchima wallichii andElaeocarpus stipularis.[4]
Rafflesia Forest Reserve is home to a number of insect species endemic to Borneo, includingLyclene mesilaulinea,Problepsis borneamagna,Spilosoma ericsoni andUtetheisa abraxoides.[2]