Rugayah Rugayah

Indonesian Institute of Sciences, BRIN · center riset of biosystematic and evolution

Article Highlights- Botanical inventory in Halmahera island, North Maluku has found the species Melothria pendula for the first time.- In Indonesia, the species Melothria pendula is previously known only from Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Lesser Sunda Island.- DNA barcodes for the species Melothria pendula from Indonesia firstly deposited in NCBI Ge...

Malaysia's aquaculture industry has seen significant growth in recent years, with the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) emerging as a key species of economic importance. This study examines the intricate challenges faced by hatchery owners’ breeding facilities in Manjung, Perak, Malaysia as they strive to maintain and improve the b...

Lepironia articulata or the kolosua is a species of herbaceous plant from the Cyperaceae family used as a raw material for weaving crafts. The woven craft of kolosua is one of the additional incomes of the local community on Wawonii Island. This study aims to find out local knowledge about the utilization of kolosua as handicraft, various handicr...

Two new species, Syzygium lampeapiense and Syzygium wawoniense, from Wawonii Island, Sulawesi, are described and illustrated. Syzygium lampeapiense is related to Syzygium comosum, while the latter is to S. ketambense. Both species are described and illustrated, and conservation assessments are provided.

Objective The aim of this research is to perform a comparative examination of lifestyle habits and dietary consumption between obese and non-obese subjects who have undergone bariatric surgery. This is done with the intent of investigating the disparities in obesity outcomes attributable to these elements. Method This study involves a secondary an...

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui implementasi kebijakan Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) oleh Pemkab Berau melalui Dinas Sosial dalam rangka penanganan kemisikinan di Kabupaten Berau yang difokuskan pada studi kasus di Kecamatan Tanjung Redeb. Beberapa temuan utama dalam penelitian ini adalah sebagai berikut : Faktor pendukung kegiatan PKH d...

It is well known that biological and cultural diversity in Indonesia is quite high, as well as the potential of plants as food, medicine, cosmetics, and dyes. This diversity gives rise to local knowledge in its interaction with the environment and the utilization of plant resources to the daily needs of local communities. The Local knowledge from a...

Wallacea—the meeting point between the Asian and Australian fauna—is one of the world's largest centers of endemism. Twenty-three million years of complex geological history have given rise to a living laboratory for the study of evolution and biodiversity, highly vulnerable to anthropogenic pressures. In the present article, we review the historic...

Exploration of potential flora investigation was carried out in the Tangale Nature Reserve (TNR). Geographically, TNR is between 0° 35' – 0° 36' North and 122° 45' – 122° 47' East. It is a tropical lowland forest with low diversity. There are many trees with diameter over 50 cm. Data and information on plant species riches in TNR, especially those...

Black pepper plant is generally propagated vegetatively using cuttings. One of the problems in pepper breeding is the high mortality rate due to the transpiration rate. One of the efforts to reduce the rate of transpiration is by cutting leaves and by choosing the right composition of planting media. This study aimed to determine the effect of leaf...

ABSTRACT Ziziphus in Indonesia, especially Java, has five species recorded in the book Flora of Java. In 2010, there were two additional species that had not been recorded in the Flora of Java. Some species of unresolved taxon position and nomenclature are valid and precise. Meanwhile, the latest scientific journal publications related to taxonomic...

Jayabakti village is the most densely populated village that is at risk of suffering from stunting with 19.3% of the total under-five cases. The level of public knowledge about nutrition and poor nutritional intake from the fetus to children aged 2 years is one of the causes of stunting. This community service activity aimed to improve the knowledg...

A new rainforest tree species of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), Syzygium nusatenggaraense Sunarti & Y.W.Low is described here based on two collections from the Lesser Sunda Islands. This species is superficially similar to Syzygium arcanum P.S.Ashton, a Bornean endemic tree species, but differs in a suite of morphological characters and geographic...

Buku ini merupakan bagian dari kegiatan penelitian untuk mendukung pembangunan kawasan Mandalika sebagai kawasan wisata yang berkelanjutan. Buku ini menyajikan rekomendasi jenis-jenis tumbuhan yang dapat diaplikasikan pada beberapa jenis kondisi lahan dan tipe taman untuk mendukung pembangunan kawasan Mandalika dan sekitarnya di pulau Lombok, N...

Tokulo (Kleinhovia hospita L.) is an herbal plant, it is widely used as a vegetable and alternative drink for tea by Wawonii community. Tokulo has various benefits to support body health. This plant, especially its leaves have active compounds that is used as ingredients in traditional medicine. This study aims to determine the utilization of this...

HAMBALI, G. G., SULISTIARINI, D. & RUGAYAH. 2020. Dracaena jiewhoei (Asparagaceae), a new endemic species from Sumatra, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 19(2): 75‒79. ‒‒ Dracaena jiewhoei Hambali, Sulistiarini & Rugayah, a new endemic species from Muara Emat, Batang Merangin, Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia is described and illustrated. It is genetically related t...

Of the 15 species in Begonia sect. Bracteibegonia, 13 are endemic to Sumatra. Following recent fieldwork in North Sumatra, Begonia fasciculata Jack has been observed for the first time since it’s description in 1822 and is neotypified. A new species in B. sect. Bracteibegonia from the Mentawai Islands is described, and a key to all species in the s...

Micromorphological and anatomical data were needed for identification and classification of Dioscorea spp. The objective of this research was to find out the specific anatomical characters of stem, leave and tuber of five species of Dioscorea. Samples were collected by survey method from Java, Borneo and Sulawesi Islands. Anatomical slides of leave...

Susandarini R, Subandiyah S, Daryono BS, Rugayah. 2020. Microsatellite polymorphism for molecular characterization of pomelo (Citrus maxima) accessions from Indonesia. Biodiversitas 21: 2390-2395. Citrus maxima (Burm.) Merr. (pomelo) as a minor fruit crop deserve attention on its phenotypic and genotypic variability to avoid the risk of extinction....

The Checklist Flora of Lombok aims to be a complete list of the native and naturalized flora of Lombok, with current classifications, nomenclature and synonymy. The checklist currently contains 1,309 taxa (species, subspecies and varieties). This book is the first checklist flora of Lombok. It brings together information from specimens deposited at...

Informasi tentang kekinian status flora Indonesia, update status dari kekinian informasi kehati 2014 (Khusus floranya)

Indonesia has been well known as a biodiversity riches country. One of the efforts to know and uncover its diversity is to compile and calculate the data that has been described from various sources. The book is describe the recent status of species numbers of Fungi, Bryophytes, Lichens, Pteridophytes and Spermatophytes in several islands such as J...

Information of the Biodiversity of Ecosystem, Flora and Fauna in Wawonii Island

Abstract. Indonesia is known as an archipelago with more than 17,000 islands, one of which is Gili Iyang Island. The island is located in the eastern part of Madura island, including in the region of Sumenep regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. Gili Iyang Island is reported as one of the highest oxygen sites in the world with tourism potency suc...

Daluga (Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott) is one of the edible cormus belonging to Araceae which has not been cultivated in Indonesia. Morphological evaluation and characterization are needed to determine characters of Daluga for genetic variability to improve edible Daluga variants, so this research aims to determine the diversity and the phen...

This book is the second series of research and exploration results in Wawonii Island conducted by Biology's researchers from LIPI. The book describes the diversity of flora, fauna and ecosystem types, as well as local wisdom in utilizing the surrounding plants.

Cyclanthera brachystachya (Cucurbitaceae) is an exotic species in Indonesia that originated from America. This species was reported running wild in several places in Java for decade ago. However, it is limited information to support this statement. This needs to be done, because C. brachystachya have potentially to increase the genetic resources of...

Pratami, MP Chikmawati T, Rugayah. 2019. Short Communication: Further morphological evidence for separating Mukia Arn. from Cucumis L.. Biodiversitas 20: 211-217. Mukia Arn. is closely related to Cucumis L. based on molecular data, nevertheless, they have high morphological differences resulting in different opinion on taxonomical status of the two...

Erlinawati I, Abinawanto, Salamah A, Rugayah. 2018. Genetic diversity analysis of daluga (Cyrtosperma merkusii) using Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphism in Siau, Sangihe and Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 2374-2380. Daluga or the giant swamp taro (Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott, a member of Araceae, is one o...

Information about Indonesian Herbarium, there are about 30 Herbarium Collection Depositories in Indonesia. The Biggest one is Herbarium Bogoriense belong to Resear Center for Biology Indonesian Institute of Sciences.

Ethnobotanical research of medicinal plant was carried out in the lowland forest at Bodogol, Mount Gede Pangrango National Park, West Java. The study site is inhabited by the Sundanese community in several villages of surrounding National Park. The used methods of research were ethno–directed sampling, open–ended interviews with the local community...

This book contains the information about Indonesian Taxonomist, which were divided by flora, fauna and microorganism taxonomist, para taxonomist and lecturers

RUGAYAH & SUNARTI, S. 2017. The genus Lasianthus (Rubiaceae) in Wawonii Island, Sountheast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 16 (2): 97–101. — Recent botanical excursions carried out at Wawonii island, Southeast Sula-wesi yielded two Lasianthus novelties distinct from other Lasianthus species enumerated for Sulawesi. These two new species are descri...

Cibotium barometz (L.) J.Sm. (Cibotiaceae) is an important export commodity for both traditional and mod-ern medicine. Populations of this species in several countries have decreased rapidly due to the uncontrolled collection of the rhizome parts for medicinal purposes. Since 1976, this species has been included in Appendix II of the Convention on...

ASTUTI, I. P. & RUGAYAH. 2016. A new species of Murraya from Cyclops Mountain, Papua, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 15(2): 111 –114. — A living collection of Bogor Botanic Gardens, planted in plot XXIV.A.192-192a and originated from Kemiri Said Nature Reserve, Cyclops Mountain in Papua collected by Lugrayasa (LG 1352), is described and illustrated as a ne...

Wawonii ethnic represent the majority groups and ethnic origin dwelling Wawoniiisland, Southeast Sulawesi. In their traditional life, this ethnic has own mannersand customs for managing natural resources. Local knowledge research’s aboutenvironment ecosystem of owned Wawonii ethnic have been carried out since2003 to 2006. Several countryside of Waw...

Fire wood is become one of the alternatif fuel to replace kerosene and gas. Becauseof the government regulation that replace kerosene into elpiji gas, many local peoplebecome prefer using fire wood for their cooking, although it cause air pollution.Twenty six plant species have been recorded as fire wood in Lampeapi, WawoniiIsland, S.E. Sulawesi. T...

Plant inventory has been carried out in Tangale Nature Reserves in GorontaloProvince, North Sulawesi (2002). This area covers about 113 ha. About 250species have been listed from this area, and 72 species of them utilized by thelocal people who leave in its surrounding area as stuff food, fruit and vegetablesources, medicinal purpose, ornamental pl...

Thirty-two Indonesian yam cultivars comprising 24 cultivars of water yam (D. alata), 3 cultivars of D. esculenta, and 5 species Dioscorea were analyzed for genetic variability by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. The results showed that water yam cultivars were distinct, compared to the other Dioscorea species. Water yam cultivars fr...

Cibotium barometz (L.) J. Sm. (Cibotiaceae) merupakan salah satu jenistumbuhan paku pohon komoditi ekspor yang memiliki nilai ekonomi tinggikarena kandungan kimianya yang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan obattradisional maupun modern. Penelitian ini ditujukan pada isolasi kandungankimia dan evaluasi anti oksidan, antidiabetes dan toksisitas ekstrak...

Pummelo (Citrus maxima) is one of true citrus species originated from South East Asian regions. Pummelo is known as having high morphological diversity, but lacking of comprehensive publications documenting chemical diversity. The objectives of this study were to reveal essential oil diversity and its implication on the chemotaxonomy of the species...

Lansium domesticum Corr. with vernacular name in Indonesian duku has been reported containingtherapeutic bioactive compounds, and some of these compounds shown to be potent antitumor, anticancer,antimalaria, antimelanogenesis, antibacteria, and antimutagenic activities. This plant is commonly known asduku, kokosan and langsat by the local community...

A new species Freycinetia sessiliflora Rizki & Rugayah is described and illustrated based on specimen character from Mount Nyiut-Sambas, West Kalimantan (Indonesia). The species is differed from others by having sessile pedicellus, concave cylindrical of inner bracts and bright red bracts.

Duku, kokosan dan langsat merupakan buah-buahan yang populer dan memiliki nilai ekonomi yang penting. Secara morfologi duku, kokosan dan langsat hampir mirip satu sama lain sehingga menyulitkan dalam penentuan pada tingkat infraspesies bagi para pemulia tanaman. Berbagai pendekatan untuk penentuan morfologi ini telah banyak dilakukan. Tujuan penel...

Dioscorea spp. were cultivated as alternative food in the garden and yard on dry season, and it’s planted by peoples in the villages. The objectives of the research are to identify the species, the tuber use, and the local wisdom to support the conservation of Dioscorea around Wonosadi forest. Samples and data collection was conducted in 15 village...

Research on morphological variability and intra-specific classification of Indonesian water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) was conducted based on morphological characters (traits). Sample collection of Dioscorea spp. was done in some provinces in Indonesia including tubers, bulbils, stems, leafs, flowers, and fruits. Furthermore, tubers or bulbils were p...

The processes that threaten 240 Indonesian threatened plants were identified and categorized based on a comprehensive review of the published literature and elicitation of information from experts. Intrinsic biological factors and habitat loss are the major causes of plant endangerment in Indonesia (affecting 83 and 82% of species respectively), fo...

Eight species of Pandanaceae (3 Freycinetia spp., 5 Pandanus spp.) were recorded from the Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park and adjacent areas in the West and Central Kalimantan Provinces, Indonesia. Pandanus aristatus was recollected and the description improved. Pandanus motleyanus has been assigned to synonymy under P. yvanii. Pandanus yvanii...

As compared with the treatment in the Flora of Java (Backer in Backer and Bakhuizen van den Brink, 1963) with 8 species, a recent review of the genus Trichosanthes in Java resulted in the acceptance of 10 species for this island. Important changes are: the name T. trifolia has to be replaced by a later species name, T. wawrae Cogn.; T. anguina is a...