Three Species of Medicinal Plant Resources of Morinda in Guangdong and Their Protection Countermeasures
Three medicinal plant resources of Morinda in 68 nature reserves in Guangdong Province were investi-gated by transect method.The results showed that only 79 individuals of M.officinalis were found in 19 habitats in 9 protected areas(accounting for 13.24%in all 68 protected areas).A total of 4 individuals of M.cochinchinensis were found in 4 habitats in 3 nature reserves(4.41%).A total of 95 individuals of M.shuanghuaensis were found in 33 habitats in 11 nature reserves(16.18%).It points out that the wild status of these three medicinal plants is not optimistic.It is necessary to strengthen the in-situ conservation of these three medicinal plants,and take com-prehensive conservation measures of publicity and education,ex situ conservation and scientific research in order to provide a reference for the conservation and sustainable utilization of plants such as M.officinalis.