Paddy Processing Factory @ Sekinchan
Kuala Selangor Nature Park
GROUP MEMBERS
Farissa Eryna bt Shahar Sham
Atiqah Nur Jasmine
Hana Maisura bt Idris
Nur Aisya bt Ismee
CLASS
S1-Mercury
Educational Trip 2014
Kuala Selangor is a haven for a wide variety of flora and fauna, Kuala Selangor
Nature Park comprises over 200 hectares of coastal land where a large part of it is
mangrove swamps.
The Nature Park stretches over 800 acres.
The plants below are a part of the plants that can be spotted at the Nature Park.
Their scientific names are:
Avicennia Officinalis
Avicennia officinalis is a species of mangrove. The young tree forms a
low, dense bushy crown. The flower, the largest among
the Avicennia species has a diameter of 6 to 10 mm when expanded. It is
orange yellow to lemon yellow in color. Avicennia officinalis is found on
the banks of rivers and rarely found near the sea. It prefers clay soil and
usually found inland.
Sonneratia Alba
The Mangrove apple (Sonneratia alba) is the most widespread of the
Mangrove trees. Leaves are rounded, leathery, opposite, with similar
upper and undersides of the leaf. Flowers are white and pom-pom-like and
open only for one night. Their fruits are large (4 cm) green, leathery
berries with a star-shaped base containing 100-150 tiny seeds that are
white, flattened and buoyant.
Avicennia Alba
Avicennia alba forms a low, dense bushy crown often branching near the
base of the trunk. The shrub does not grow more than about 20 metres
(66 ft) high. The trunk has smooth, greenish black bark which is finely
fissured and does not flake. The dark green leaves, 15 cm (6 in) long and
5 cm (2 in) wide, have a silvery grey underside and grow in opposite pairs
Bruguiera Parviflora
A dense bushy mangrove that can grow to 25m tall. Buttresses at the
base of the trunk and knee roots. Yellow/green leaves occurring in
clumps at the end of branches. Flowers are small and yellow but fall off
quickly leaving only the distinctive start shaped sepals from which the
propagules grow. Can be found on the inner, freshwater, and side of the
mangroves.
Kuala Selangor Nature Park
o Kuala Selangor Naturark
The animals below are a part of the plants that can be spotted at the Nature Park.
Their scientific names are:
Mangrove Tiger Butterfly
This butterflys wings are orange on the upper side and white at the
bottom. This butterfly is a species from the sub-family of milkweed
butterflies, Danainee. It is usually found near mangrove areas. Apparently
this is an endangered species and can usually be found at 2 locations in
Malaysia, Kuala Selangor Nature Park and Kuala Kurau, Perak.
Fiddler Crab
Fiddler crabs are named because of the extreme difference in the size of
the claws of the male, with the larger claw resembling a fiddle. Several
types of fiddler crabs are common to Rhode Island. All fiddler crabs are
similar in shape, having a smooth carapace and a square-shaped body.
The eyes are located at the end of two long and slender, movable
eyestalks located in the center of the carapace.
Mangrove Pitta
Mangrove Pitta has a black head with a buff-coloured crown, white chin
and buff underparts. It resembles the Blue-winged Pitta but can be
distinguished by its much heavier bill. Its call, transcribed as wieuw-
wieuw has been noted to be "more slurred" than the Blue-winged Pitta.
Mudskipper
They live in swamps and estuaries and on mud flats and are noted for
their ability to climb, walk, and skip about out of water. Elongated fishes,
they range up to about 30 cm (12 inches) long. They have two dorsal
fins, and their pelvic fins are placed forward under the body, either partly
or completely fused.
Long Tailed Macaque
The crab-eating macaque also known as the long-tailed macaque, is
a cercopithecine primate native to Southeast Asia. The crab-eating
macaque lives in matrilineal social groups with a female dominance
hierarchy, and male members leave the group when they reach puberty.
Mangrove is important for the human being because they supply food like fallen leaf, branches and seeds produce
by microorganisma. Mangroves direct usage are also to build ships and buildings. 1 hectre of mangrove can
absorb 1.5 carbon dioxide a year. Mangroves also support high diversity of wildlife and has rich vegetation which
has some medical value.
Paddy Processing Factory
Sekinchan famous for its nice green Paddy Field and Fishing Village. Paddy Processing Factory, one of
the major rice producing areas of Malaysia.
Paddy Field
Sekinchan in Chinese define "village suitable for plantation', the land and weather is suitable for farming of
paddy, fruits and palm tree. Along the paddy field, there are roads connecting the town with the small village
located in the center of the paddy fields. Along the way, you will find water path, little bridge, birds and of
course the paddy. There are also factories which allow visits. The staff will brief you on the paddy plantation
process, type of rice. You can also purchase the rice here which is not available in the market. Besides rice, you
can also get nice mangoes at the stalls along Sekinchan main road.
Some of the types of rice produced are pearl white rice (sticky), pearl brown (high nutrition), brown rice (long
sharp, thin), special brown rice (good for gastric problems) and sekinchan rice.
There are also small packets of rice in brick size and shape, in nice packaging as good choice for souvenir.
Steps for the process of paddy:
