Habitat study of Styphelia abnormis (Sond.) J.J.Smith. in Manitalu Hill, East Waigeo Nature Reserve, Waigeo Island, West Papua

DEDEN MUDIANA (UPT Balai Konservasi Tumbuhan Kebun Raya Purwodadi, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI), Pasuruan 67163)

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2008)

Styphelia abnormis (Sond.) J.J. Smith is a member of family Epacridaceae that grows in East Waigeo Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam Waigeo Timur). An inventory was done using 30 sampling plots of 2 x 2 m2. The results were: density 2.375 per m2 and presence 90%. This species grew as a shrub on ultramafic soil in open hilly areas at 50-80 above sea level (a sl). Styphelia abnormis is a plant species that can grow on ultramafic soil in East Waigeo NR.© 2008 Jurusan Biologi FMIPA UNS SurakartaKey words: Styphelia abnormis, habitat, East Waigeo Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam Waigeo Timur).