VEGETATION, WILDLIFE AND CLIMATIC FACTOR

3.7 VEGETATION, WILDLIFE AND CLIMATIC FACTOR

3.7.1 Plant communities and wildlife Various flora and fauna can be found on the site. The table below shows the detail of the significant wildlife and plant species that can be identified.

TREES AND SHRUBS COMMAN NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME Peacock flower, Jambul

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima Merak

Pasak Aglaia argentea

Striped Fishtail Palm Caryota zebrine

Malay

Phyllanthus acidus Chermai

Goosebary,

Santol Sandorium Koetjape

Hujan hujan, Raintree Samanea Saman

Ketapang Terminalia catappa

Gold Heliconia Heliconia caribaea

Bunga Kertas Bougainvillea glabra

Monkey Long-tailed macaques

Hairy-nosed otter Lutra sumatrana

Bengal Lizard Varanus bengalensis

Kingfisher Alcedinidae

Catfish Clasrias microcephalus

Labi-labi/ Pelodiscus sinenesis Softshell turtle

Barking deer Muntiacus muntjak

Ostrich Struhio camelus

Short-legged horse Equus ferus caballus

Koi fish Cyprinus carpio

Talipia fish Oreochromis niloticus

Lampam fish Puntius schwanenfeldii

Table 3.2: Plant communities and wildlife in GLRP. Source: author

3.7.2 Climatic Factor

Gunung Lang Recreational Park is under Ipoh climate. The climate in Ipoh is tropical climate. Ipoh is a city with a significant rainfall. Even in the driest month there is a lot of rain. The temperature in Ipoh averages

27.6 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 2435 mm.

Figure 11.3: Climograph of Ipoh. Source: en.climate-data.org.

From the graph above, the lower precipitation is June. There is 133 mm of precipitation in June. Most of the precipitation here falls in October, averaging 306 mm.

Figure 11.4: Temperature graph of Ipoh. Source: en.climate-data.org.

For the average temperature at Gunung Lang is 28.2 °C, April is the warmest month and January is the coldest month, with averaging temperatures of 27.0 °C.

Figure 11.5: Humidity graph of Ipoh. Source: en.climate-data.org.

For the average humidity at Gunung Lang is 96 %, October is the most humid and February is the least humid month. Also with average wind

8 km/h. The humidity also affects indoor environments, so understanding it can help you determine the best place locate recreational area and suitable activities on site.

The sun path significantly influencing the flow and the volume of the pedestrian in the park. Based on the information collected in the morning most of the shadow fall at west side of Gunung Lang Recreational Park. This give benefit to houses at the west of Gunung Lang because the morning sun is block by the Gunung Lang physical form. However in the afternoon, some part of the park become uncomfortable due to small canopy of trees provided to give shade to user.

Figure 11.6: Samanea Saman trees provide a good shade along the boulevard path during the afternoon.

Source: author

Mostly matured tree that give a successful canopy, are at island park area. Unfortunately, trees at the jetty are does not give a good shade during the afternoon. Whereas, in the evening, the shadow corridor area vice versa with the morning sun path due to low temperature and good shadow casting to the park itself. This make the park comfortable during the evening for visitors to leisure.

Figure 11.7: A good shade area with comfortable seating space attract user to relax and enjoy the park.

Source: author

Figure 11.8: Shadow fall in the morning. Figure 11.9: Low shadow at noon. Source: author Source: author

Figure 12.0: Shadow fall in the evening. Source: author