Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 17 No. 1 (2016)

Short Communication: Inventory of native orchids in Makki Sub-District, Lanny Jaya, Papua, Indonesia

VERENA AGUSTINI (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cenderawasih University)
LISYE I. ZEBUA (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cenderawasih University)
NONANCE WENDA (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cenderawasih University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Jan 2016

Abstract

Agustini V, Zebua L, Wenda N. 2016. Inventory of native orchids in Makki Sub-District, Lanny Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 17: 301-305. Orchids have been over exploitation since years ago. Some of orchids species are becoming threatened, endangered or even vanished that which may have not been found or discovered. Lanny Jaya, Papua, Indonesia is a new district located at latitude 03o 57’ 08” S and longitude 138o 25’ 05.02” E, covers an area of 2.248 km 2. The establishment of this new district gives impact to the plant habitat including orchids. The study was done in Makki Sub-District, Lanny Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. The present study is an inventory orchid species in Lanny Jaya by explorative method. There were 22 species (17 genera) consist of epiphytic, terrestrial and lithophytic orchids. Among them Dendrobium subclausum is the most abundance species in this area. With the combination of bright orange and yellow colors in sepal it can be seen throughout the year.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

biodiv

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology

Description

The Biodiversitas Journal was first published in 2000 by the Department of Biology, FMNS, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia, then in 2006 it was co-published by the Society for Indonesian Biodiversity and that department; since 2017 it was also hosted by Smujo. From 2003-2012 it was ...