Identification of ornamental plant species in the Martelu Purba Nature Reserve, North Sumatra

Abstract

Indonesia has a fairly high biodiversity, both flora and fauna. One of the biodiversity in Indonesia is various species of ornamental plants found in the wild. One of the locations that has a diversity of ornamental plant species is the Martelu Purba Nature Reserve. The purpose of this study was to identify the species of ornamental plants found in the Martelu Purba Nature Reserve. The method used in this research is the roaming method, namely by exploring the Martelu Purba nature reserve and then noting the species of plants that have the potential to be ornamental. The results obtained indicate that there are 19 species of ornamental plants at that location. The species of ornamental plants include the family Araceae, Orchidaceae and species of ferns. There are plants that live Epiphyte and several other species grow terrestrially.

Association Of Shorea Platyclados With Dominant Trees In Martelu Purba Nature Reserve

“…In research conducted at the Ancient Martelu Nature Reserve, 39 species from 27 plant families were recorded. S. platyclados is the most common plant species found in the Ancient Martelu Nature Reserve, this can be seen from the results of IVI acquisition for S. platyclados reaching 173,044, followed by Cratoxylum formosum (24,609), Styrax benzoin (14,699), Ficus benjamina (11,358), Litsea elliptica (8,581), and Gamblea malayana (6,592). IVI is an appropriate indicator to see the effect of changes in the number of species.…”

“…Various botanical studies have been carried out at the Martelu Purba Nature Reserve (MPNR) such as identifying the potential of medicinal plants [10] and ornamental plants [11]. Martelu Purba Nature Reserve is a forest area dominated by S. platyclados [12,13].…”