Indonesian

Abstract

Nasution T. 2015. Ex situ and in situ conservation efforts of mountain ferns and Lycophytes in Cibodas Botanic Garden, West Java. Pros Sem Nas Masy Biodiv Indon 1: 1392-1396. Cibodas Botanic Garden was located on the slope of Mount Gede Pangrango at 1250-1425 m above sea level. This botanic garden was under the authority of Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). The main tasks of this institution were ex situ conservation of tropical mountain plants, research, environmental education, and tourism. As a plant conservation institution that focused on tropical mountain plant collections, Cibodas Botanic Garden had conserved tropical mountain plants including ferns and Lycophytes. Meanwhile, Cibodas Botanic Garden had collected 27 families, 59 genus, 100 species, 136 collection number, and 162 specimens. Not only conserved ferns and lycophytes as a collection plants, Cibodas Botanic Garden was also a suitable habitat for wild ferns and Lycophytes. Climate conditions including low air temperature, high air relative humidity, and high annual precipitation had supported ferns and Lycophytes growth. We had conducted survey method to inventory diversity of wild ferns and Lycophytes in Cibodas Botanic Garden. In total, we had recorded 107 species of wild ferns and Lycophytes, including 57 epiphytic ferns species and 50 terrestrial ferns species. Polypodiaceae family was the highest species number. We assumed 49 species of wild ferns and Lycophytes were potential ferns as ornamental plants, medicines, and foods. The biggest potency of ferns and lycophytes in Cibodas Botanic Garden was as an ornamental plant.