Nepenthes

Brief on the Kantong Semar/Nepenthes

For the plant lover, this is the type of newcomers who are telly. Semar bag, a name that is not foreign to us again, but still many people who have not see in the lansung Crops Karnivora. Nepenthes, the first time are introduced by JP Breyne. Name Nephentes name taken from a glass of wine. In Indonesia, as the bag Semar, with a variety of different areas, pot monkeys (Riau), a bag beruk (Gombe), ketakung (Alaska), the king sorok orderly (West Java). napu head (Dayak Katingan), telep end (Dayak Bakumpai), and cellist begongong (Dayak Tunjung).

Plants included in the group of plants liana (King) or by the twigs in the trees, two channel, and male and female flowers on separate individuals who are different. Life in the soil (terrestrial), there is also attached to the stem or twig other trees (epiphyte). Bag of Nepenthes is a change from the edge of the leaves that have become the trap insects or other small animals. Because of this plant is classified as a plant karnivora (carnivorous plant), other than Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), sundews (Droseraceae) and several other types. Karnivora plants generally live in poor soil life, especially nitrogen, such as the area Kerangas.

Nepenthes belongs to the family and Nepenthaceae class Magnoliopsida generally grow in the rain forest tropik low, mountain forest, peat forest, forest Kerangas, limestone mountains, savanna and the lakeside. Nepenthes spread from northern Australia, Southeast Asia, to southern China. There are about 82 species of Nepenthes in the world and 64 kinds are in the Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan, Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei) is the central distribution of Nepenthes in the world. In accordance with the altitude life, Nepenthes is divided into three groups, namely those living in the lowland (0-500 mdpl (meters from the surface of the sea)), middle plains (500-1000 mdpl) and the high altitude (above 1,000 mdpl). For the low cover of N. gracilis, N. mirabilis, N. reinwardtiana, and N. raflesiana, N. adnata, N. clipeata, N. mapuluensis is a type that can live in the middle. While that can grow well in the high plains covering N. above, N. densiflora, N. dubia, N. ephippiata and N. eymae. Multiplication of Nepenthes plants do slip through the stem, seeds and separate the young. Nepenthes, which generally live in low terrestrial grow in places that sloppy or near water sources in the substrate of acid. Nepenthes also need sunlight intensive with long daylight between 10-12 hours every day throughout the year, with a temperature between 23-31Â ° C and humidity between 50-70%.

Benefits Kantong Semar

Besides the decorative plant bag Semar also have functions that are not important, including:

1. As Climate Indicator

If in an area or areas in tumbuhi by Nepenthes gymnamphora, kawsan means the level is quite high rainfall, humidity above 75%, even poor soil nutrients

2. Plant medicine

Bag of liquids that are still closed, used as cough medicine.

3. Source drinking water for these

For the mountain climber who thirst bag of Semar N. gymnamphora is a feasible source of drinking water because of its neutral pH (6-7), but the bag still closed, because the bags that have been contaminated with the open to find insects that enter into, pH-3 and its sour taste.

4. As replacement strap

Semar stem from the bag is in use as a replacement strap for fastening the goods.

The threat Kantong Semar

All Nepenthes species is protected, but it exists now is a little more. Habitat that is increasingly narrow in both the karenakan human activities in lansung and lansung or not.

Threats against the Kantong Semar:

1. Without opening Area

2. Area Ponds Open

3. Exploitation of species to commercialize the

Enchantment nephentes now more melejit. Many fans began to collect a variety of plant variety. The nature and uniqueness figure to be the main attraction. For example, the ability of plants memangsa insects. Although commonly found in high altitude, but capable of adapting in some low. Unfortunately, many kantongnya to treat and propagate nephentes tidaklahlah easy. Need the care and handling of the right to appear excellent. If not treated standards, allow the beauty of the bag Semar is located in the habitat that's sweeping the ruler of the mountain remain so.