Abstract
We investigated the flora of Imja-do(Isl.), an island of the Shinan archipelago, located in Imja-myeon, Shinan-gun, Jollanamo-do and discussed the vascular plants found there. Twenty-four separate field trips (100days) were completed from August of 1997 to October of 2009. As a result, we identified the distribution of 526 taxa in Imja-do(Isl.), comprising 112 families, 331 genera, 463 species, 1 subspecies, 60 varieties, and 2 forms. There are a total of 78 taxa of floristic regional indicator plants and one taxon of level II endangered species, Millettia japonica, as designated by the Korean Ministry of the Environment. The floristic regional indicator plants are as follows; four taxa of level V such as Utricularia bifida, two taxa of level IV such as Cladium chinense, 14 taxa of level III such as Aletris spicata, three taxa of level II, and 55 taxa of level I. In addition, one endangered species (EN), Nymphoides coreana, five vulnerable species (VU),such as Ilex cornuta, and three near-threatened species (NT) such as Utricula riaracemosa, were found in the investigated area. The plants of Imja-do(Isl.) are classified into four types based on the plant geographical origin, as follows: 1) boreal plants advancing southward in a glacial period, 2) temperate plants spreading eastward from the Himalayas and China to Japan passing through the south coast of Korea, 3) subtropical plants, and 4) indigenously developed endemic species of the warm-temperate region of East Asia.
전라남도 신안군 임자면에 속하는 임자도의 관속식물상을 조사하고 분포가 확인된 주요 식물들에 대하여 논의하였다. 1997년 8월부터 2009년 10월까지 총 24회 100일의 현지조사가 이루어졌다. 그 결과 총 115과 338속 467종 2아종 62변종 1품종 532분류군의 분포가 확인되었다. 식물구계학적 특정식물은 모두 78종이 확인되었는데, 땅귀개를 비롯한 V등급종이 4분류군, IV등급인 층층고랭이, 상동잎쥐똥나무 2분류군, III등급종인 쥐꼬리풀 등 14분류군, II등급종으로 애기우산나물 등 3분류군, I등급종으로는 병아리꽃나무 등 55분류군이 조사되었다. 또한 멸종위기 II등급종으로 애기등이 조사되었다. 한편, 위기종(EN)인 좀어리연꽃 1종, 취약종(VU)인 호랑가시나무 등 5종, 약관심종(LC)인 이삭귀개 등 3종의 희귀식물의 자생지를 확인하였다. 식물지리학적 분포 유형을 보면 대륙에서 남하한 북방계, 히말라야에서 동진한 히말라야계, 남방계, 동아시아 고유분화계로 나뉘었다.