Maryati Mohamed

Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia | uthm · Department of Science and Mathematics

Gunung Ledang is the highest peak in the state of Johor, Malaysia. While this area has a significant historical and biological importance, there is much more to be discovered in the area, particularly its biological diversity in regards to wasps. Wasps are insects belonging to the family Vespidae from the order Hymenoptera. This insect plays an imp...

The genus Utivarachna Kishida, 1940 currently comprises 23 species, with eight described from Borneo. We examined the type materials of the Bornean species, except for U. fukasawana Kishida, 1940, as well as newly collected specimens. As a result, we describe a new species, Utivarachna itiokai sp. nov., which belongs to the dusun-group. We also pro...

Entomotourism is part of nature-based tourism that uses insect as a product. In this study, butterfly was chosen to be proffered as new attraction in Gunung Ledang, Malaysia. The objectives are to i) determine the diversity of butterfly, ii) select ten most charismatic species based on the eight criteria currently used for development of nature tou...

Aging is a naturally biological process with adverse effects. The continuous accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) trigger cellular and tissue damage by activating several aging enzymes. The antioxidant properties of traditional medicinal plants used by Jakun aborigine's community are a promising approach to alleviate aging process and prev...

Forty-three species of butterflies from 36 genera and six families are reported for Kangkawat Research Station, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA). This accounts for 4.6 percent of the 944 species reported in Borneo. Compared to studies from other localities in ICCA, the butterfly fauna in Kangkawat Research Station is diverse and evenly distrib...

Forty-three species of butterflies from 36 genera and six families are reported for Kangkawat Research Station, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA). This accounts for 4.6 percent of the 944 species reported in Borneo. Compared to studies from other localities in ICCA, the butterfly fauna in Kangkawat Research Station is diverse and evenly distrib...

Gunung Belumut is a hill dipterocarp forest that contains the third highest peak in Johor. It is surrounded by oil palm plantations and lacking comprehensive biodiversity data. Biodiversity data is important especially for long term monitoring of an ecosystem. To accommodate this, a butterfly survey was done in Gunung Belumut Amenity Forest located...

This study aimed to investigate the phytochemical content and antioxidant activity of selected wild ulam/vegetables consumed by indigenous Jakun Community in Taman Negara Johor Endau Rompin (TNJER), Malaysia. Five ulam/vegetables were collected from TNJER, Malaysia namely Dillenia suffruticosa (pucuk simpuh), Amischotolype griffithii (tebu gogok),...

Ismail N, Rahman A A A, Mohamed M, Abu Bakar M F, Tokiman L. 2020. Butterfly as bioindicator for development of conservation areas in Bukit Reban Kambing, Bukit Belading and Bukit Tukau, Johor, Malaysia. Biodiversitas 21: 334-344. Butterflies are often used as indicator surrogates to evaluate the quality of ecosystems. This is made possible due to...

This study was conducted to obtain a preliminary checklist of butterflies in Taka Melor Amenity Forest, Labis Forest Reserve, Johor. Butterflies were sampled between February 2018 to September 2018 using aerial net and baited trap. A total of 88 individual butterflies representing 61 species and 43 genera was recorded. Sampling were done on Februar...

The diversity of butterflies in Gunung Arong Forest Reserve, Johor, Malaysia based on field sampling done between March - October 2018.

Zooplanktons were extensively studied to investigate species composition and density of copepods. Samples were collected from sea grass area in Pulau Tinggi for three months (April, June and October, 2015). Zooplankton samples were collected using Conically shaped plankton net (with mouth opening size of 0.30 m and 1.00 m length) with 100μm mesh si...

This study was conducted to determine the species diversity of birds and to establish a checklist of bird species in Lingai, Terengganu, Malaysia. Two different sampling stations were chosen; which was old growth vegetation and agriculture area. Mist netting was conducted for five consecutive days, monthly from November 2012 to April 2013. A total...

Crassocephalum crepidioides or locally known as “tanduk manggarang” (Bajau) or “gipun” (Dusun) is an underutilized weed that has been consumed as wild edible vegetable by Sama Bajau people in Kota Belud, Sabah. The villagers obtained the plant from local traders at fresh market or foraging the plant from forest. Correlation between TPC and TFC with...

Biotic indices are very useful tools as a rapid water assessment since freshwater had became a global issues for a decade but most of biotic indices developed are based on data from Europe or North American region. Geographically, there might be different in term of composition of macroinvertebrates in tropical region. Moreover, lacking in informat...

This research is to integrate the focused economy into a more non-consumptive alternative; considering that a sustainable nature tourism could contribute to conservation of biodiversity. The objective of the study is to identify status and nature of existing tourism sites and products within Muar and Tangkak districts, in Johor. At the same time re...

This study documented the ethnomedical knowledge of the Jakun community at Kampung Peta, Endau Rompin Johor National Park, Johor, Malaysia on macrofungi that can potentially be used as medicine. Seven key informants were selected through snowball sampling and data on the potentially medicinal macrofungi was collected through semi-structured intervi...

This paper describes an effort to study the diversity and behaviour of mudskippers occurring in the RAMSAR site Tanjung Piai, Pontian, Johor. Ten species from four genera of mudskippers were reported here. They are all members of the family Gobiidae and subfamily Oxudercinae. The most species rich genus was Periophthalmus (five species) followed by...

Limited resources, including financial, expertise and time have made a case for prioritizing conservation exercises especially in a biodiversity hotspot country such as Malaysia. One method to determine conservation priorities is through Species Distribution Modelling (SDM). Globally, SDM has long been used to assist conservation management by esti...

This study was carried out to gauge the current status of natural history collection centres in Malaysia, primarily focused on animal collections. Part of the research is reported here and it constituted objective one which is to compare the status of natural history collection between the various centres in Malaysia and also with three selected So...

This study was conducted to determine the butterfly species composition at Hutan Lipur Sg. Bantang, Labis Forest Reserve. Sampling was conducted in January, July and October 2017 through manual collection using aerial net and baited traps. A total of 149 individuals and 68 species belonging to five families (Papilionidae, Pieridae, Nymphalidae, Lyc...

An ethnoentomological survey was carried out on the usage of insects in the culture of several ethnics: Orang Asli Jakun in Kampung. Peta, Mersing; the Malay, Chinese and Indian in Kahang, Kluang. Responses from these four communities were compared to understand the uses of insects in their life as well as gauged their views on ethnoentomology. Ins...

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) remains one of the deadliest, infectious diseases worldwide. The detrimental effects caused by the existing anti-TB drugs to TB patients and the emergence of resistance strains of M. tuberculosis has driven efforts from natural products researchers around the globe in discovering novel a...

Abstract Forty-three species of butterflies from 36 genera and six families are reported for Kangkawat Research Station, Imbak Canyon Conservation Area (ICCA). This accounts for 4.6 percent of the 944 species reported in Borneo. Compared to studies from other localities in ICCA, the butterfly fauna in Kangkawat Research Station is diverse and evenl...

We report on the discovery of a new ant species belonging to the Echinopla mezgeri species group from Peninsular Malaysia. Echinopla tunkuabduljalilii sp.n. differs from Echinopla mezgeri Zettel & laciny, 2015 from Borneo by a reduced puncturation on head, mesosoma, petiole, and gaster, and by a comparatively low petiole. Collection circumstances a...

Under the Malaysian Universities Act 1971, Higher Learning Institutions are encouraged to set up museums that could support teaching and learning at the institution. With that provision, the Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) Natural History Repository was formed in 2014, to support the newly developed BSc Program called Biodiversity and Co...

Zooplankton was studied in Pulau Tinggi, Marine Park, Johor, Malaysia for their abundance and species diversity. Water samples were collected within three months, April, June and October 2015.Ten sampling stations were established during the study period. A total of 54 species of copepods from 29 genera and 22 families were identified. An average o...

Zooplankton was studied in Pulau Tinggi, Marine Park, Johor, Malaysia for their abundance and species diversity. Water samples were collected within three months, April, June and October 2015.Ten sampling stations were established during the study period. A total of 54 species of copepods from 29 genera and 22 families were identified. An average o...

Tree species richness, diversity and distribution within the Sungai Menyala Forest Reserve, Negeri Sembilan was assessed by establishing 6.91 ha plots. All tree > 5 cm DBH were sampled and identified to species level. Species diversity was defined as a combination of species richness and evenness. For this study, species richness is measured by Mar...

The objectives of this study were to model the extraction of Total Phenolic (TPC) and Flavonoid Content (TFC) from mixtures of Cnestis palala, Urceola micrantha, Labisia pumila and Microporus xanthopus and to determine the optimal formulation of the herbal mixture. The dried plant materials were extracted using hot boiling water extraction procedur...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a great public health challenge and a number one cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Around one-third of the global populations are latently infected with TB. C. auriculatum is medicinal plant used by the Jakun tribe of Endau Romping, Johor, Malaysia in the treatment of coughing with blood (hemoptysis). C. auriculatum s...

A preliminary survey on application of ’ulam’ or traditional vegetables for health and food was conducted among Sama-Bajau people from Kampung Menunggui, Kota Belud, Sabah on June 2017 and November 2017. The objective of this study is to document traditional vegetables that have been consumed by the community and further its utilization as herbal m...

Species richness estimators were used to estimate total number species that can be found in the study area. A well-established checklist that serves as the baseline data is important to help in managing a protected area properly. A nine-month sampling of anuran fauna at Taman Negara Johor Endau Rompin (TNJER), a protected area in Johor, Malaysia we...

A preliminary ethnobotanical survey of traditional salad food or ulam was conducted within Sama–Bajau community in Kampung Taun Gusi, Kota Belud Sabah, Malaysia on May 2017. Three key informants were selected using snowball sampling technique, and data about traditional salad food (ulam) were collected by semi-structured interview and field observa...

Plants have been used in traditional medicine worldwide and arise primarily from trial-and-error experiences. However, the local knowledge of medicinal plants remains poorly documented in the scientific literature and greatly threatened by urbanization. This study aimed to document ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used for healthcare by the Javan...

Johor, the southernmost state in Peninsular Malaysia is rich in natural assets including plants, but this advantage is underexploited, tourism wise. More effort could be carried out by many parties to help promote nature tourism using plants. This paper provides data to support Phytotourism as the potential nature tourism asset, especially in Johor...

To accommodate for increase in human population, development of cities and urban areas is necessary. This call for changes in land use. The transition from natural to build environment has affected the natural landscape in many ways; one of which is pollution. Consequently, the native biodiversity within the urban landscape is stressed to maintain...

The objectives of this paper are to (i) review the diversity and distribution of butterflies in different forested areas of Johor and (ii) compare the species composition in each study site.. To evaluate the variation in butterfly diversity in the different forest, the study sites were characterized by describing and comparing overlapping species u...

ABSTRAK Kajian ini telah memfokuskan kepada hubungan serangga dan mitos yang selama ini tidak mendapat perhatian di Malaysia terutamanya dari perspektif mitos masyarakat Orang Asli suku kaum Jakun, Kampung Peta, Mersing, Johor. Kewujudan serangga dalam kehidupan setiap etnik/suku kaum di Malaysia ini telah membawa kepada kewujudan variasi unsur mit...

Human activities such as agriculture would negatively affect the quality of water sources and becomes a factor to the reduction of the composition of aquatic insects. A study was conducted to determine the composition of aquatic insects and correlation made between its composition and habitat in Soga Perdana Amenity Forest or locally known as Hutan...

From a total of 17,461 species of butterfly described worldwide, at least two-third are from the tropics. Peninsular Malaysia is home to 1038 butterfly species. Endau-Rompin Johor National Park (ERJNP) in particular recorded 349 species as analysed from collections of 1987 to 2015. It represents 34% of butterfly fauna in Peninsular Malaysia. This p...

Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB), the primary cause of morbidity and mortality globally is a great public health challenge especially in developing countries of Africa and Asia. Existing TB treatment involves multiple therapies and requires long duration leading to poor patient compliance. The local people of Kampung Peta, Endau Rompin claimed that l...

Entomotourism is part of nature-based tourism that uses insect as a product. Theoretically, “entomo” in Latin denotes insects and combines with “tourism” refers to leisure activities that involve insects as part of the activities. Hence, bring a new approach to learn about insects in exciting ways. Malaysian forests support countless population of...

The genus Nepenthes (Nepenthaceae) has been utilized in folk medicine for a long time in India and Southeast Asia countries. They are used in the treatment of leprosy, cholera, night blindness, gastrointestinal discomfort, dysentery, stomachache, and bed-wetting among others. This review highlights the ethnobotanical uses, phytochemicals, and pharm...

Being the largest protected area and an old tropical rainforest in the southern Peninsular Malaysia, Taman Negara Johor Endau Rompin (TNJER) is home for diverse flora and fauna. The present biodiversity and ecology of forest ecosystem need to be understood to facilitate park management and conservation effort. Butterfly is useful for ecological eva...

Gunung Ledang, or previously known as Mount Ophir is the highest highland in south Peninsular Malaysia, in the state of Johor. Along its elevations, climate and vegetation vary. These influence the distribution of flora and fauna such as butterfly. The objectives of this study were (i) to document the diversity of butterfly along elevational gradie...

Counting outcomes normally have remaining values highly skewed toward the right as they are often characterized by large values of zeros. The data of butterfly communities, had been taken from Jasin, Melaka and consists of 131 number of subject visits in Jasin, Melaka. In this paper, considering the count data of butterfly communities, an analysis...

This study focusing on analysing count data of butterflies communities in Jasin, Melaka. In analysing count dependent variable, the Poisson regression model has been known as a benchmark model for regression analysis. Continuing from the previous literature that used Poisson regression analysis, this study comprising the used of zero-inflated Poiss...

Despite all of the control strategies, tuberculosis (TB) is still a major cause of death globally and one-third of the world’s population is infected with TB. The drugs used for TB treatment have drawbacks of causing adverse side effects and emergence of resistance strains. Plant-derived medicines have since been used in traditional medical system...

A total of 23 species comprising 60 individuals from five families were recorded during four days sampling period from 8 to 11 March 2016. The sampling were conducted at three sites; Bukit Reban Kambing (BRK), Bukit Belading (BB) and Bukit Tukau (BT). Butterflies were manually collected using aerial nets with two-man efforts. Overall, BRK recorded...

A total of 23 species comprising 60 individuals of butterflies, from five families were recorded during four days sampling period from 8 to 11 March 2016. The sampling were conducted at three sites; Bukit Reban Kambing (BRK), Bukit Belading (BB) and Bukit Tukau (BT). Butterflies were manually collected using aerial nets with two-man efforts. Overal...

Breast cancer is the leading death threat for female apart from heart diseases. In Malaysia, the number of individuals experiencing breast cancer is expected to rise. An ethnobotanical study of plants used by the herbalists, local healers, and inhabitants for the treatment of breast cancer was carried out among the indigenous people of Jakun commun...

The objective of this research was to document traditional knowledge of Jakun people on medicinal plants by using voucher specimens as a tools. The plants were collected together with biological information as well as how the plants were used. The collected plants than were pressed and dried in the oven. After that, the plants were mounted onto aci...

In Sabah, Malaysia, illegal hunting has increased in recent years putting considerable pressure on large mammal populations. The causes for this phenomenon lie in increasing rural poverty, ineffective policies to regulate hunting, as well as a ready market for many wildlife products in the Chinese medicine markets. This paper examines how Community...

From a total of 17,461 species of butterfly described worldwide, at least two-third are from the tropics. Peninsular Malaysia is home to 1038 butterfly species. Endau Rompin Johor National Park (ERJNP) in particular recorded 349 species as analyzed from collections of 1987 to 2015. It represents 34% of butterfly fauna in Peninsular Malaysia. This p...

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Study were carried out to produce a checklist of Odonata of Setiu.

Among insects, butterflies are ecologically important in our ecosystem. Due to their feeding habit and intimate relationship with plants, butterflies are important pollinators. They assist plant reproduction system by ensuring fruits set to bear seeds. They are essential for wildflower pollination to maintain forest regeneration and approximately 4...

ABSTRACT Among insects, butterflies are ecologically important in our ecosystem. Due to their feeding habit and intimate relationship with plants, butterflies are important pollinators. They assist plant reproduction system by ensuring fruits set to bear seeds. They are essential for wildflower pollination to maintain forest regeneration and approx...

To evaluate the pattern of co-occurrence between ant-mimicking jumping spiders and sympatric ants in a tropical rainforest, we sampled these arthropods and also non-mimicking jumping spiders by net-sweeping from the understory vegetation in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. We collected the spiders and ants from a total of 594 sample points, with ants occur...

Butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) are good subjects for biodiversity study as they are taxonomically well known compared to other insect groups. Their host plants are also well-documented. Besides visibly attractive and colorful, they are ecologically important in various ecosystems as pollinators. In monitoring environmental well being, butte...

Serangga merupakan kumpulan hidupan yang paling pelbagai, merangkumi lebih dari separuh bilangan spesies hidupan di seluruh dunia (anggaran lebih 1 juta spesies yang telah dikenalpasti). Namun, usaha pendokumentasian kepelbagaian serangga secara menyeluruh masih kurang berbanding hidupan lain. Sebanyak 15 dari 28 order serangga telah menjadi tumpua...

This study documented ethnomedical knowledge of plants used for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) and its related symptoms as practiced by the Jakun community of Kampung Peta, situated in Endau Rompin Johor National Park, Johor, Malaysia. Eight key informants were selected by snowball sampling technique and data about medicinal plants were collect...

Malaysian tropical forests harbor about 6% of the world’s plant species. Most of this huge array of plant species has not been widely studied. The uses of each plant species bogs down to the properties of chemicals embedded in it. Therefore, a library of chemicals found in these plants must be developed. A Plant Chemical Library (PCL) has several b...

Members of the Euphorbiaceae are ecologically important elements of Southeast Asian forests. Species of the pioneer tree genus Macaranga, which is also known for its association with ants, are often abundant in disturbed areas. Phylogenetic studies suggested a recent radiation of section Pachystemon which comprises the majority of obligate myrmecop...

Abstract Studies on diversity of butterflies (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera) of Endau Rompin Johor National Park had been reported since 1987 with the latest report being published in 2013. The most recent study conducted in the eastern part of the park from February 2014 to July 2015. The sampling was conducted along 2 line transects applying two metho...

Malaria continues to kill over a million people each year. Malaria is caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium and is one of the leading infectious diseases in many tropical regions including Malaysia. Many of the local people in the rural areas still use plants as remedies against fever and other symptoms of malaria as reported herein. Although...

A study on water quality and aquatic insects has been conducted at the Lower Kinabatangan River Catchment, Sabah, Malaysia. The quality of water surface and aquatic insects' composition were studied in streams near to oil palm plantation (OP), secondary forest (SF) and oxbow lake (OB). The study also aims to identify the seasonal variation in the a...

There are two main objectives of this study, first is to establish the criteria of science knowledge among indigenous pupils as well as getting reliability for the criteria set. The reliability of the six criteria and 24 dimensions that were established for science knowledge among indigenous pupils were tested using quantitative approach. To get th...

Surface water quality was examined to determine spatial and seasonal variations in the Lower Kinabatangan River catchment, Sabah, Malaysia between October 2004 and June 2005, during the weak La Niña event. The study sought to distinguish between the quality in surface waters draining from an oil palm plantation (OP), a secondary forest (SF) and an...

The Jakun community relies on traditional medicines as their primary source of health care since millennia. In the present situation, they are losing this traditional knowledge (TK) since modern medicine is much preferred among the younger generation. Since Johor, having the second highest prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Peninsular Malaysi...