Orchid is a plant that originally lived in the forest. However, it is not easy to prevent forest destruction in Indonesia. And current conditions that occurred, from 820 orchid species native to Indonesia who live in the forests of Sumatra island - now only about 400 species.
Extinction of Forest, Extinction of Orchid
Orchid is a plant that originally lived in the forest. However, it is not easy to prevent forest destruction in Indonesia. And current conditions that occurred, from 820 orchid species native to Indonesia who live in the forests of Sumatra island - now living alone 400. Until, it is questionable nature conservation efforts? Which seem to hope more and more away from the reality.
Why?. One senior researcher from the University of Leiden Netherlands said that in the next three years is estimated Sumatra native orchid species will be extinct from the habitat. Especially if we look at the World Bank report, which estimates that in 2005 the forest in Sumatra will be extinct. In fact, it originally grew orchids and native rainforest. So you can imagine if their forests disappear. Explains Dr. EF Ed de Vogel of the National Herbarium Netherland after selasai become speaker of Scientific Lectures Orchid in the Kebun Raya Bogor, Bogor-Indonesia.
As he explained to Reuters, orchids lost in the jungle lowlands. Ranging from sea level to an altitude of 1,000 meters. And orchids Paphiopedilum of them come from the group. Further explained, what happened to the island of Sumatra, especially in the forests of Sumatra? is an adverse event for orchid conservation efforts in Indonesia. ? Events on the island of Sumatra is a bad case? for Indonesia. This is understandable because the island of Sumatra is ranked third after Kalimantan and Irian Jaya in contributing to the diversity of orchids in Indonesia.
Described by Dr. Irawati, Head of the Botanical Research Center for Biology LIPI that in 1981, the number of orchid that is in Sumatra around 820 species. Now, only about 400 species only.
According to Vogel, orchids rehabilitation is not an easy thing to do. It takes at least 25 years to be able to grow orchids in the forest. However, this possibility is very small to be able to get orchid same as before even after 25 years.
According Irawati, one of the causes of the loss of orchids are sales made illegally. Especially for economically valuable orchids, such as: orchids month and bags. Generally orchids were sold to Europe and the United States are taken from the forests of Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Irian Jaya.
Currently the family of orchids that are in the world, around 40% arriving in the area of Malaysia and Indonesia. Currently 28% is in the area Indoaustralia. Further explained, some endemic orchid species from the main family in Indonesia. Among 84 families Paphiopedilum species, 81 kinds of phalaenopsis, paraphalaenopsis 4 types and Cymbidum total of 32 species.
source: situshijau.co.id
Keyword: Orchid, Orchid Sumatra, Orchid Indonesia