Abstract
Nursery is a places to buy, sell, care, and maintain various types of beneficial plants. The type and value of selling plants varies between regions depending on the needs and supply. This study aims to determine the species and economic value of plants traded in the nursery of Jatikarya, Bekasi District, West Java Province, Indonesia. Theresearch was conducted a survey and interviews to the nursery owners or employees. The list of questionnaire were local name of the plants, source of acquisition, supplying, purchasing and selling price of each plants. A number of 130 species belonging 96 genera and 56 families traded at the Jatikarya nursery and the selling price was about 5,000 – 5.000,000 IDR. The trading plants uses as ornament, sources of fruit, ground cover, and shade. The selling value of each species depends on the size, supply, age, method of breeding, and maintenance. The bonsai plants such as Korean banyan (Ficus campanulata/ Moraceae) and anting putri (Wrightia religiosa/ Apocynaceae) have expensive. The rambutans (Nephelium lappaceum) and guavas (Psidium guajava) are the most popular of fruit plants. The krokots (Portulaca glandiflora) and lili paris (Chlorophytum comosum) are easy to propagate with affordable prices (5,000-10,000 IDR) per unit. In order to increase the productivity of nursery and conservation, it is important to promote and to socialize the role of plants.
Highlights
Indonesia has a diversity of around 30,000 plant species
This study aims to determine the trade and diversity of nursery plants in Jatikarya, Bekasi District
Description of traders in nursery of Jatikarya The traders nurseries of Jatikarya are Javanese, Sundanese and Betawi ethnic that has been trading for 8-31 yeas 8-31 years
Summary
Indonesia has a diversity of around 30,000 plant species. Based on the biogeography of plants, indonesia is divided into three zones, namely is western Malesiana, central Malesiana and eastern Malesiana [1]. The Dipterocarpaceae such as meranti (Shorea spp.) are found in western Malesiana, pandan (Pandanus spp) and matoa (Sapindaceae) are found in the eastern Malesiana. The use of plants by human results trading plants by local communities [2]. The transaction of buying and selling plants can be found in the traditional markets, modern markets and nursery. Silalahi et al [3] stated that the buying and selling of medicinal plants in the Kabanjahe traditional market had been carried out for decades and found more than 240 species of medicinal plants to be traded. Various benefits from buying and selling have grown, among others, as a source of income, exchange of local knowledge and preserving local wisdom [4]
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