Open AccessThe Liverworts Bazzania (Lepidoziaceae) in Sicike-cike Natural Park, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Etti Sartina Siregar,
Nursahara Pasaribu,
H Z R Rambe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1819/1/012011
Subject(s) - natural park , geography , species diversity , natural forest , national park , biology , ecology , botany , forestry , archaeology
Sicike-cike Natural Park is one of important forest region inhabited by numerous species of bryophytes, including Bazzania . Bazzania species constituted the largest member of the family Lepidoziaceae. Studies on the species diversity ofthe liverworts Bazzania in thisregionwas still limited and never conducted before. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the species diversity of Bazzania in Sicike-cike Natural Park, North Sumatra through specimen collection and exploratory survey in the forest area. Identification of the species was confirmed through microscopical examination on specimens by following the existing literatures. Based on our study, there are total of 13 species of Bazzania . The most common species was Bazzaniaerosa , while the less commonly found were B. calcarata, B. longicaulis, B. paradoxa and B. pectinata. This result is the first report of Bazzania in Sicike-cike Natural Park.