Open AccessThe presence of potentially invasive alien plant species in Laiwangi-Wanggameti National Park and vicinity, Sumba, Indonesia
Author(s) -
I Putu Gede P. Damayanto,
Dita Ervianti
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1088/1755-1315/591/1/012038
Subject(s) - national park , herbarium , alien , geography , invasive species , plant species , forestry , archaeology , ecology , biology , population , census , demography , sociology
The study was aimed at providing data on the presence of potentially invasive alien plant species in Laiwangi-Wanggameti National Park and vicinity. The study was conducted using the taxonomic data collection methods, which took place in Laiwangi-Wanggameti National Park and vicinity, East Sumba, Indonesia. The plant material was collected for herbarium specimens and shipped to Herbarium Bogoriense for processing and identification. One hundred and four species of plants were collected in Laiwangi-Wanggameti National Park and vicinity. Of those collections, three invasive alien plant species were identified in the national park: Austroeupatorium inulifolium, Melastoma malabathricum , and Thespesia lampas. Another one was Jatropha gossypiifolia found outside the national park.