Diversity of undergrowth understorey in Sibolangit Nature Park, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia

The Sibolangit Nature Park area is one of the Nature Parks in North Sumatra which has various types of diverse plants ranging from understorey, epiphytes and various endemic tree species. The purpose of this study was to see the diversity of understorey species found in the Sibolangit Nature Park an...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2021-11, Vol.912 (1), p.12039
Main Authors: Rambey, R, Sitio, A, Susilowati, A, Rangkuti, A B, Onrizal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Endangered plants
Endangered species
Endemic species
Epiphytes
Herbal medicine
Medicinal plants
Ornamental plants
Plant species
Protected plants
Protected species
Species diversity
Undergrowth
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Summary:The Sibolangit Nature Park area is one of the Nature Parks in North Sumatra which has various types of diverse plants ranging from understorey, epiphytes and various endemic tree species. The purpose of this study was to see the diversity of understorey species found in the Sibolangit Nature Park and its benefits. The results showed that there were 27 types of understorey plants from 18 families. Based on the family, the most commonly found were the Araceae family, namely 6 species (22.22%) and Zingiberaceae (11.11%). The understorey has the potential for medicinal plants, ornamental plants, poisonous plants, etc. The results showed that there were 15 species (55.5%) which were included in the category of ornamental plants, 7 species (25.92%) were included in medicinal plants, 1 species of poisonous plants (3.70%), 1 species of spice plants (3,70%), and 1 species (3.70%) protected plants and 2 species (7.40%) could not be explained scientifically. A protected and endangered plant species is Amorphophallus titanum
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/912/1/012039