Species richness, distribution, and phenotype relationship of bamboos in Kecubung Ulolanang Nature Reserve (KUNR) on Batang

Abstract

Bamboos have various benefits and disadvantages. Research on bamboo in KUNR has never been done, so there is a need for research related to species richness, distribution, and kinship relationships. The purposes of this research were to identify species and determine bamboos kinship relationships. Research is useful to provide information of Bamboos in KUNR to the community, BKSDA of Central Java, and subsequent researchers. The data collection method uses the observation method. Species and number of individual data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively, determine descriptions, weights at each OTUs, analyzed Margalef species wealth index, Pearson correlation and Cluster analysis. Types of bamboos found included: Gigantochloa apus, Bambusa blumeana, Bambusa vulgaris var. vulgaris, Bambusa vulgaris var. striata, Gigantochloa atriviolaceae, Dendrocalamus asper, Schizostacyum sp, and Schizostachyum silicatum. The bamboo species wealth index in all PALs falls into the bad category, because it has a value of <2.5. The closest bamboos kinship is Bambusa vulgaris var. vulgaris with Bambusa vulgaris var. striata, while the furthest is Bambusa blumeana with Bambusa vulgaris var. vulgaris and Bambusa vulgaris var. striata.