Study on Orchid Diversity in Gunung Simpang Nature Reserve, West Java
TL;DR: It was recorded that there were 137 orchid species belonging to 51 genera, 95species of which were epiphytes and 42 other species were terrestrial orchids, the most dominant terrestrial orchid was Plocoglottis javanica.
Abstract: Gunung Simpang Nature Reserve is located in West Java Province. It covers a 15.000 hectare area of highland forest, the altitude range between 800 to 1823 m asl. Orchid inventory and exploration were conducted to study orchid diversity in this conservation areas. Living plant was collected for ex situ conservation purpose in Botanic Garden. Observation on the population of terrestrial and epiphyte orchid was also done to study the dominant orchid in that area. It was recorded that there were 137 orchid species belonging to 51 genera, 95species of which were epiphytes and 42 other species were terrestrial orchids. 134 species of which were collected in Cibodas Botanic Garden, which is suitable place for highland plant. The most dominant terrestrial orchid was Plocoglottis javanica. Other species were also abundantly found, such as Phaius pauciflorus, Liparis rheedii, Diglyphosa latifolia, Neuwiedia zollingeri var. javanica, Calanthe ceciliae, C. speciosa and Phaius callosus. Some epiphyte orchids were very common found, that are Agrostophyllum majus, Coelogyne speciosa, Dendrobium mutabile, Agrostophyllum bicuspidatum, Pholidota ventricosa and Eria javanica. Some attractive orchids are potential for ornamental plant, such as Vanda tricolor, Phaius callosus, Phaius tankervilleae, Arundina graminifolia, Bulbophyllum lobbii, Coelogyne speciosa, Calanthe ceciliae, Calanthe triplicata and Calanthe speciosa.© 2005 Jurusan Biologi FMIPA UNS SurakartaKeywords: orchid, Gunung Simpang Nature Reserve, diversity.
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...Those orchids mostly grow at elevation from sea level up to 500-600 m, evenly at 700 m (Puspitaningtyas 2005)....
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...Not even a possibility when it many orchids, which became extinct before he described or documented (Puspitaningtyas 2005); and 253 species (± 80...
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Cites background from "Study on Orchid Diversity in Gunung..."
...This area is administratively located at Pupus Village, Sub-district of Ngebel, District of Ponorogo, East Java and managed by Kesatuan Pemangkuan Hutan (Sub-forest District) Wilis Barat under Perum Perhutani (State Owned Forest Company)....
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...According to Puspitaningtyas (2005), even though orchids are not heavily used for basic human needs they are commonly cultivated as ornamental plants, thus awareness arises about their extinction due to the accelerating rate of destruction as their natural forest habitats....
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...This effort is important considering the fact that in Java, large expanses of natural forest have been converted into human settlements, agricultural lands and plantations, which can lead to local population extinction of orchids....
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...This research is funded by ‘Insentif Ristek Peneliti dan Prekayasa 2010’ on project entitled ‘Evaluation of orchid in southern part of East Java’....
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...This local decline in orchid diversity and abundance in Wilis is being repeated in many protected areas throughout Java (Puspitaningtyas 2005, 2007)....
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