Population and Microhabitat Characteristic of Homalomena bellula Schott in Mount Slamet, Central Java, Indonesia

YAYAN WAHYU CANDRA KUSUMA (Center for Plant Conservation-Bogor Botanic Garden, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor 16003)
INGGIT PUJI ASTUTI (Center for Plant Conservation-Bogor Botanic Garden, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Bogor 16003)

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 10 No. 4 (2009)

The population and habitat characteristics of Homalomena bellula Schott in Java have received little attention. In this present study, the authors estimated the population density and habitat characteristic of H. bellula in Mount Slamet, Central Java, by means of random samplings of 2 x 2 m2 plots. Two distinct populations were studied at two different altitude levels, i.e. below and above 1000 m asl. We used to suspect that there was a difference in both populations. But our result revealed that these two populations were actually similar in abundance, population density, and dispersion pattern and even in microhabitat characteristics.