Open AccessThe liverworts family Plagiochilaceae of Taman Eden 100 Natural Park, North Sumatra Indonesia
Author(s) -
Etti Sartina Siregar,
Nursahara Pasaribu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/374/1/012020
Subject(s) - geography , natural park , key (lock) , identification key , national park , botany , genus , biology , ecology , archaeology
Information on the liverworts family Plagiochilaceae in Taman Eden 100 Natural Tourist Park North Sumatra has never been reported. This study aims to invent the spesies of Plagiochilaceae at Taman Eden 100 Natural Park, North Sumatra to complete the liverworts data of Sumatra. Samples were collected by exploring and surveying accessible path within the research site. The observation was done in the laboratory based on morphological characters under the binocular microscope. Identification of the species used some existing literature that contains key identification, description or illustration of Plagiochilaceae. Sixteen species of Plagiochilaceae were found in this area, including three genera: Pedinophyllum (1 species), Plagiochilion (1 species), and Plagiochila (14 species). The most common species found in the study was Plagiochila arbuscula , while the uncommon species found were Plagiochila frondescens, P. sumatrana, and Pedinophyllum sp .