The floristic characteristics and ecological conservation measures for the plant resources of the Mt. KumJung(801m), Pusan, Korea were discussed. The field works was done for about twenty times in nine major areas from March, 1995 to Octover, 1996.
The total number of vascular plants in this area were summarized as 103 families, 312 genera, 493 species and 564 kinds. The fourteen kinds of artificially planted, ten kinds of Korean endemics and twenty-nine kinds of Korean rare and endangered species in the area were revised and compiled in the list.
The flora of the area were categorized into the South-coast part of the Korean Region, where the species such as Platycarya strobilacea, Quercus serrata, Eutya Japonica, Camellia japonica, Trachelospermum asiaticum var. intermedium, Quercus acutissima were roled as major floristic components in the Korean Region and endemized in the south-cosat part of Korea.
The natural communities such as Pinus thunbergii Community, Quercus mongolica community, Carpinus laxiilora Community, Wistaria floribunda Community and swamp vegetation in Bukmun area as well as upland grassland at the summit of Kodangpong were represented for their floristic values in the area.
The thirty kinds of medichinal plant, fifteen kinds of ornamental plants and thirteen kinds of edible plants are faced potentially in endangered from the outrageous collections by the local peoples. The action plan for the conservation management of the area which enables sustainable use by the local peoples must have established in the near feature.