香港珍稀濒危植物的分布及保育

DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION OF RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS IN HONG KONG

在第一批共３８８种中国重点保护的珍稀濒危植物中，有１４种分布于香港特别行政区。其中蕨类植物２种，裸子植物２种，被子植物１０种。此１４种珍稀濒危植物，除了狭叶瓶尔小草外，亦分布于广东省。而其中被列为国家级渐危种类的土沉香及白桂木，在香港则较为常见。本文阐述了此１４种珍稀濒危植物在香港的分布情况及其保育工作。

Of the 388 rare and endangered plant taxa included in Volume one of the ChinaPlant Red Data Book-Rare and Endangered Plants, 14 species have been recorded inHong Kong Special Administrative Region. Of these, 2 are pteridophytes, 2 aregymnosperms and 10 are angiosperms. Most of these 14 species are also distributed inGuangdong Province with one exception namely Ophioglossum thermale. Two species,Aquilaria sinensis and Artocarpus hypargyreus, which are included in the China Plant RedData Book and classified as vulnerable, are relatively common in Hong Kong. Thedistribution and conservation of these 14 nationally rare and endangered plant species inHong Kong are described.