Restoration and Rehabilitation of Surviving River and Lakes in University Sains Malaysia

SITE ANALYSIS

Type of flora found in the stretch of USM river and lakes :
- Samanea saman (Rain tree)
- Delonix regia (Semarak api)
- Khaya senegalensis (Mahogany)
- Gymnostoma sumatrana (Sumatran rhu)
- Hura crepitans (Payung Indonesia)
- Polyathia longifolia (Melaka tree)
- Juniperus chinensis (Juniper)
- Senna spectabilis (Drooping cassia)
- Terminalia catappa (Ketapang)
- Syzygium campanulatum (Kelat paya)
- Magnifera indica (Mangga)
- Alstonia spatulata (Pulai basong)
- Sterculia foetida (Kelampung)
- Fagreae fragrans (Tembusu)
- Cocoloba uvifera (Sea grape)
- Cocos nucifera ( Coconut)
- Pterocarpus indicus (Angsana)
- Cinnamomun iners (Kayu manis)
- Bambusa vulgaris ( Striped bamboo)
- Callophylum soulatri (Malang-malang)
- Dysis lutescens (Yellow cane palm)
- Areca catechu (Pinang)
- Millettia pinnata var. xerocarpa (Rriver mempari)
- Parasites - Fycus and Lorrenthus ferrugineus
- Epiphytes - Fern and orchid

Types of fauna found in the strecth of USM river and lakes :

Birds (source : Kajian Komuniti Burung di Tasik Minden Pulau Pinang, Mohd Faizul b. Desa)
- Hirunda tahitica
- Megalaima haemacephala
- Eurystomus orientalis
- Lanius crisatus
- Apus affinis
- Callocalia esculenta
- Hirudapus cochinchinensis
- Acridotherus fuscus
- Passer montanus
- Treron ofax
- Acridotheres cristatellus
- Axridotheres tristis
- Actitis hypoleucos
- Aegithia tophia
- Amaournis phoenicurus
- Anthreptes malacensis
- Arachnothera longirostra
- Butorides striatus
- Centropu sinensis
- Collocalia esculenta
- Columba livia
- Copyschus saularis
- Corvus macrorhynchos
- Corvus splendents
- Capsiurus balasiensis
- Dicaeum cruentatum
- Dicrurus aeneus
- Dicrurus paradiseus
- Eudynamys scolopacea
- Greygone fusca
- Halycon atthis
- Halycon capensis
- Halycon meninting
- Halycon pileata
- halycon smyrensis
- Haliastur indus
- Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
- Lalaga nigra
- Lonchura punctulata
- Nectarinia jugularis
- Nycticorax nycticirax
- Oriolus chinensis
- Orthotomus astrogularis
- Phaenicophaeus cholophaeus
- Pluvialis squtorola
- Pycnonotus goiavier
- Streptopelia orientalis

Other creatures
- Varanus salvator (Water monitor lizard)
- Cuora amboinensis (Kura-kura)
- Trachemhys scripta elegans (Tuntung)
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