Diversity of Pteridophyta in Lubuak Mato Kuciang Padang Panjang, Sumatera Barat

Abstract

Padang Panjang city located at an altitude of 650 to 850 meters above sea level, so that weather cold and cool. Temperatures range from 17 °C to 26.1 °C and with 3,295 mm/ year of rainfall. This area is rich in the diversity of flora and fauna. Pteridophyta is one of the flora that has a unique diversity of species and has the potential for tremendous utilization such as ornamental plants, medicines and vegetable plants. The study was conducted in the Lubuak Mato Kuciang area of Padang Panjang City, West Sumatra, which is currently being developed for tourism. The aim of this study obtain collect data and information about the diversity of ferns in Lubuk Mato Kuciang. The activities of the study are conducted to collect species as much as possible. Identification of fern species was carried out in the Laboratory of Educational Science. Mathematics and Science Faculty. Padang State University. The identification of flora was analyzed descriptively. The identification species results were obtained through descriptive analysis. The results of this study obtains that there were 21 species of fern that include 11 families. They were namely; Selaginellaceace including Selaginella sp, Selaginella plana Hieron and Selaginella wildenowii; Lomariopsidaceae family including Neplholepisbiserrata; Pterisvittata L; Adiatumpedatum; Cyatheaceae family, including Cyatheacontaminans; Gleicheinaceae including Gleichenialinearis; Marrattiaceae family including Marrattiafraxinea; Lindsaeaceae family including Sphenomeris chinensis; and Dryopteridaceae family including Nephroletis cordifolia.

Variation on morphology and spore characters of Dicranopteris and Sticherus (Gleicheniaceae) from Rokan Hulu District, Riau, Indonesia

“…subpectinata was identified as fern species indicating moderate disturbance. A study on the diversity of ferns in Lubuak Mato Kuciang as an area developed for tourism in West Sumatra showed the presence of two species belonging to the Gleicheniaceae, namely Dicranopteris linearis and Gleichenia linearis (Diliarosta et al 2020). Studies on the diversity of ferns in another region in Southeast Asia were also reported by a number of researchers, some of which also revealed the presence of species belonging to the Gleicheniaceae.…”

The diversity of fern species (Pteridophyta) and their potential use studies in the Ulolanang Kecubung Nature Reserve

“…(Amalia, 2009) menemukan 29 jenis tumbuhan paku dengan famili terbanyak adalah Dennstaedtiaceae di Kawasan Hutan Antibar Mempawah Timur. (Purnawati, Turnip, & Lovadi, 2014) (Sugiarti, 2017) menemukan 15 jenis tumbuhan paku dengan famili terbanyak Dennstaedtiaceae di Kawasan Cagar Alam Pagerwuyung (Diliarosta, Ramadhani, & Indriani, 2020) menemukan 21 jenis tumbuhan paku di Kawasan Lubuak Mato Kuciang Padang Panjang. Pemanfaatan tummbuhan paku di Kawasan CA Mandor dan CA Darupono masih sebatas tanaman konservasi dan sebagai tanaman hias.…”