Dusun Besar
Location:
c.3°55'5, 102°20'E; near Bengkulu, Kabupaten Bengkulu Utara, Bengkulu Province, Sumatra.
Area:
441.5 ha.
Altitude:
1.5m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.21.12.
Wetland type:
14.
Description of site:
A small freshwater lake surrounded by Vanda hookeriana and Rafflesia flowers.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
Vanda hookeriana and Rafflesia spp.
Land tenure:
State owned (PHPA).
Conservation measures taken:
The lake was designated as a Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam) in June 1936 and renotified in 1981.
Land use:
No information.
Disturbances and threats:
Encroachment of ladangs and the stealing of timber.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
No information.
Special floral values:
The wetland supports a variety of rare flowering plants such as Vanda hookeriana and Rafflesia spp.
References:
MacKinnon & Artha (l982a).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a, 2b.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.