DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF NEPENTHES IN WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA
Nepenthes is the largest carnivorous plant genus present in Indonesia. There are 39 species of Nepenthes pitcher plants recorded in Sumatra from lowland to montane forests, and 34 of them are endemic; this represents the greatest species diversity of Nepenthes after Borneo. Field studies were condu...
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Nepenthes is the largest carnivorous plant genus present in Indonesia. There are 39 species of Nepenthes pitcher plants recorded in Sumatra from lowland to montane forests, and 34 of them are endemic; this represents the greatest species diversity of Nepenthes after Borneo. Field studies were conducted in 2021 and 2022 to increase our knowledge of the diversity, habitats and distributions of Nepenthes in West Sumatra province. Twenty-three species of Nepenthes were recorded from the province, consisting of 15 highland species, 4 mid-elevation species and 4 lowland species. Ecophysiological studies conducted at Bukit Malalak showed clumped distributions of N. bongso, N. dubia, N. eustachya and N. rhombicaulis. Foliar and pitcher fluid nutrient concentrations were found to be similar to those cited in other recent studies although growth rates were slightly more rapid than at Gunung Talang. Bukit Malalak is a new locality for two threatened species, namely N. dubia (CR) and N. rhombicaulis (VU), enlarging their extents of occurrence. In total, nine species from West Sumatra are threatened and conservation actions are urgently needed for these and other Nepenthes species remaining on the island.
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| spelling | doaj.art-77384c94ce5b47548407c980785d11d22023-08-03T05:14:16ZengSEAMEO, BIOTROPBiotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology0215-63341907-770X2023-08-0130210.11598/btb.2023.30.2.1896DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF NEPENTHES IN WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIAMuhammad Mansur0Andi Salamah1Edi Mirmanto2Francis Q Brearley3Postgraduate Biology Study Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, 16404, Indonesia. Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jalan Raya Jakarta-Bogor, Km 46, Cibinong Science Center, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia.Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms in Biological System (CEMBIOS) Research Group, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, West Java, 16404, Indonesia.Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Jalan Raya Jakarta-Bogor, Km 46, Cibinong Science Center, Cibinong, West Java, 16911, Indonesia.Department of Natural Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, jManchester, M1 5GD, UK Nepenthes is the largest carnivorous plant genus present in Indonesia. There are 39 species of Nepenthes pitcher plants recorded in Sumatra from lowland to montane forests, and 34 of them are endemic; this represents the greatest species diversity of Nepenthes after Borneo. Field studies were conducted in 2021 and 2022 to increase our knowledge of the diversity, habitats and distributions of Nepenthes in West Sumatra province. Twenty-three species of Nepenthes were recorded from the province, consisting of 15 highland species, 4 mid-elevation species and 4 lowland species. Ecophysiological studies conducted at Bukit Malalak showed clumped distributions of N. bongso, N. dubia, N. eustachya and N. rhombicaulis. Foliar and pitcher fluid nutrient concentrations were found to be similar to those cited in other recent studies although growth rates were slightly more rapid than at Gunung Talang. Bukit Malalak is a new locality for two threatened species, namely N. dubia (CR) and N. rhombicaulis (VU), enlarging their extents of occurrence. In total, nine species from West Sumatra are threatened and conservation actions are urgently needed for these and other Nepenthes species remaining on the island. https://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia/article/view/1896associationscarnivorous plantsdiversityecologyfoliar nutrientsIndonesian Nepenthes |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Mansur Andi Salamah Edi Mirmanto Francis Q Brearley DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF NEPENTHES IN WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology associations carnivorous plants diversity ecology foliar nutrients Indonesian Nepenthes |
| title | DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF NEPENTHES IN WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA |
| title_full | DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF NEPENTHES IN WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA |
| title_fullStr | DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF NEPENTHES IN WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF NEPENTHES IN WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA |
| title_short | DIVERSITY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF NEPENTHES IN WEST SUMATRA PROVINCE, INDONESIA |
| title_sort | diversity ecology and conservation status of nepenthes in west sumatra province indonesia |
| topic | associations carnivorous plants diversity ecology foliar nutrients Indonesian Nepenthes |
| url | https://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia/article/view/1896 |
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