Anggun Gumilang

Indonesian Institute of Sciences | LIPI · Cibodas Botanical Garden Technical Management Unit for Plant Conservation

Cibodas Botanic Gardens was established by J.E. Teijsmann in 1852. It is located on the slope of Mt. Gede – Pangrango, West Java, Indonesia, covering an area of 85 ha, at an altitude of 1,300 – 1,425 m above sea level. The garden conducts four main roles and functions: plant conservation, research, education and tourism. The garden has been devoted...

Biji bersayap merupakan kreasi alam yang luar biasa sebagai anugerah Tuhan Sang Pencipta Alam Semesta. Visualisasi dalam bentuk foto, ilustrasi dan narasi menambah pemahaman kita tentang pentingnya biji atau benih dalam peradaban manusia. Betapa manusia bergantung pada banyak tanaman pangan dan komoditas pertanian/perkebunan untuk kehidupannya. Kem...

An Expediton to collect fruits and seeds of selected plant species had been done at Mount Kerinci on 18 September to 2 October 2017. This expedition was a part of seed conservation program and the aim was to collect seed of tropical plants and will be saved as seed collection at Bogor Botanic Garden’s Seed Bank. The purposive sampling method was us...

Biji bersayap merupakan kreasi alam yang luar biasa sebagai anugerah Tuhan Sang Pencipta Alam Semesta. Visualisasi dalam bentuk foto, ilustrasi dan narasi menambah pemahaman kita tentang pentingnya biji atau benih dalam peradaban manusia. Betapa manusia bergantung pada banyak tanaman pangan dan komoditas pertanian/perkebunan untuk kehidupannya. Kem...

Indonesia is a country of superlatives – the largest ‘island country’ in the world (Australia is a continent!), the greatest number of active volcanoes (76), the largest flower (the 1 m-diameter Rafflesia arnoldii), the tallest flower (the 3 m-high Amorphophallus titanum – also possibly the smelliest flower), the largest lizard (the Komodo dragon,...

Describe the role of botanic garden to distribution of IAS and how to manage IAS collection in the garden. In addition, there is an explanation what should a BG do, will do and must do, especially Cibodas Botanic Garden

Explain the preliminary result of phenological observation of selected species at Cibodas Botanic Garden

Myristica fusiformis ssp. fusiformis is taxonomically close to Myristica fragrans Houtt (Nutmeg, Pala) and M. argentea (Papua nutmeg) which were well-known as foods, spices and medicinal plants with distinct aroma of nutmeg. M. fusiformis, locally known as Kumpang, has less nutmeg aroma and local people (Bengkulu) use its woodchips to scent and fum...

Explain the role of botanic gardens to IAS distribution

Global Strategy Plant Conservation 2010-2020 states that the ratification countries must do “effective management plans in place to prevent new biological invasions and to manage important areas for plant diversity that are invaded” (target 10). Convention of Biology Diversity (CBG) defines biological invasive in term of invasive alien species as “...