The botanical inventory and ecology of scaly tree ferns (cyatheaceae) of mount salak, java - indonesia

Authors

  • Titien Ngatinem Praptosuwiryo Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, West Java, Indonesia.
  • Didi Usmadi Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). KST Soekarno, Jl. Raya Jakarta-Bogor Km 46, Cibinong, Bogor 16911, West Java, Indonesia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v52i3.68891

Keywords:

Botanical inventory, Distribution pattern, Habitat characteristics, Java, Mount salak, Scaly tree ferns

Abstract

Scaly tree ferns (Cyatheaceae) are considered a threatened species due to habitat destruction and over-exploitation. The new data dealing with the diversity and ecology of scaly tree ferns of Mount Salak, Java, Indonesia, are presented. A total of 1387 adult individuals belonging to seven species included in two genera were recorded at the elevation range of 1100-1450 m within an area of 4.5 ha. Alsophila oinops (Hassk.) R.M.Tryon, Alsophila sp., and Sphaeropteris persquamulifera (Alderw.) R.M.Tryon were rare species. Alsophila junghuhniana Kunze and A. polycarpa (Jungh.) R.M.Tryon were found to be abundant in this area. Sphaeropteris glauca (Blume) R.M.Tryon, and S. squamulata (Blume) R.M.Tryon were included as common species. The finding of A. oinops on Mount Salak at 1200-1300 m asl. is a new ecological record for the Malesian region. Some species were found in relatively the same habitat characteristics but differed in their need for light intensity. Scaly tree ferns were found to show varied distribution patterns.

Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(3): 741-747, 2023 (September)

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2023-10-12

How to Cite

Praptosuwiryo, T. N. ., & Usmadi, D. . (2023). The botanical inventory and ecology of scaly tree ferns (cyatheaceae) of mount salak, java - indonesia. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 52(3), 741–747. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v52i3.68891

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Vol. 52 No. 3 (2023)

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