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The Klang Gates Quartz Ridge ( KGQR ) is proposed for protection as National Heritage and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its spectacular size, exceptional beauty and significant biodiversity. The checklist of vascular plants documents 314 species that comprise a unique combination that grows on lowland quartz and that is distinct from the surrounding lowland equatorial rain forest by the absence of orchids, palms, gingers and tree canopy families. The   Rubiaceae  ,   Gramineae  ,   Moraceae  ,   Apocynaceae  ,   Melastomataceae   and   Polypodiaceae   are the most speciose families. The summit vegetation at 200–400 m elevation is dominated by    Baeckea   frutescens    (  Myrtaceae  ) and    Rhodoleia   championii    (  Hamamelidaceae  ) and shows similarities to the plant community on rocky mountain peaks above 1500 m. About 11% of its species are endemic in Peninsular Malaysia and four are endemic to  KGQR :    Aleisanthia   rupestris    (  Rubiaceae  ),    Codonoboea   primulina    (  Gesneriaceae  ),    Spermacoce   pilulifera    (  Rubiaceae  ), and    Ilex   praetermissa    (  Aquifoliaceae  ). All four are provisionally assessed as Critically Endangered. Two,    Eulalia   milsumi    (  Gramineae  ) and    Sonerila   prostrata    (  Melastomataceae  ), are endemic to  KGQR  and a few neighbouring smaller quartz dykes. They are assessed as Endangered. The  KGQR  is a fragile habitat and conservation management is urgently required to halt the spread of the aggressive alien grass,    Pennisetum   polystachion    and to prevent further habitat degradation from visitors. Based on  KGQR  being a threatened habitat, its biodiverse flora, and endangered species, it qualifies as an Important Plant Area.

Checklist of vascular plants of Klang Gates Quartz Ridge, Malaysia, a 14-km long quartz dyke