10 endangered plants in Indonesia

10 endangered plants in Indonesia

1.BALAM Suntai

Balam Suntai (Palaquium walsurifolium), guinea fowl Suntai is one of the rare native plant species rare indonesia.tanaman has good quality wood. class durability of this rare plant is a class IV and class II powers. it is no wonder that this rare plant much sought after.



2.BAYUR

Bayur (Pterospermum sp). Indonesian rare plants have names Balang area, WADANG, walang, wayu. bayur is a rare plant species that have good quality wood.

3.POHON ULIN

Trees Ulin (Eusiderxylon zwageri). This rare plant is also known as iron wood. The typical plant Kalimantan have the diameter of 60-120 cm and a height of 20-30 m. This rare plant is one of the most salable commodity wood because of its wood quality

4.CENDANA

 

Sandalwood (Santalum album). Sandalwood or sandalwood fragrance, a rare plant producing sandalwood and sandalwood oil. The wood is used as a spice, material incense, aromatherapy, perfume mixtures, as well as bayonet kris (sheath). Sandalwood is a parasitic plant early in life. Kecambahnya require host tree to support its growth, because the roots themselves are not capable of supporting life. Because this is the prerequisite sandalwood difficult bred or cultivated. Fragrant sandalwood (Santalum album) is now extremely rare and very expensive. Sandalwood regarded as an alternative medicine to bring people closer to God. Sandalwood base oil, which is very expensive in its pure form, is used mainly for healing Ayurveda way, and to relieve anxiety.

5.DAMAR

Damar, Kopal Keruling (agathis labillardieri). This rare plants coming from Papua. Damar is one potential tree species that have high economic value. This rare plant height can reach 60 m and 2 m dimeternya.

6.DURIAN

Durian (Durio Zibethinus). we may not think that durian including rare plants Indonesia. Durian is a tropical plant whose name comes from Southeast Asia, as well as the name of the fruit that can be eaten. Durian diversity center is the island of Borneo. The surrounding areas also have the germplasm some durian, such as Mindanao, Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula although not semelimpah Kalimlantan.


7.ENAU

 

Palm (Arenga pinnata). Palm or sugar palm (Arenga pinnata, Arecaceae tribe) is the most important after the coconut palm (palm) because it is a versatile plant. Palma big and tall, can reach 25 m. Up to 65 cm in diameter, substantially solid rod and the top covered with black fibers known as fibers, Injuk, juk or duk. Fibers are actually part of the leaf midrib that surrounds the stem. Palm trees produce a lot of things, which makes it popular as a versatile crop, mainly as a producer of sugar.


8.MIMBA

 

Neem (Azadirachta indica). This rare plant has another name Mimbo or neem. This rare plant is a tall tree (Arbor) trunk can reach 20 m even more. Bark is thick, slightly rough stem, even pinnate leaves, and oval-shaped with jagged edges and tapered, while the fruit is a stone fruit with a length of 1 cm. Neem fruit produced in one to two times a year, oval, when ripe yellow flesh, seeds covered with a hard brown skin and attached therein white rind. This plant can be used as a pesticide plant. Because neem leaf contains compounds that can control pests of plants, including sitosterol, hyperoside, nimbolide, quercetin, quercitrin, rutin, azadirachtin, and nimbine.


9.TEMBESU

 

Tembesu (Fagraea fragrans) belongs to the family loganiaceae. The endemic area of ​​Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, West Java, Maluku, and Irian Jaya. The place grows on flat ground and nests or places that are not muddy, sandy clay, with precipitation type A to B at an altitude above sea 0-500.Tembesu tree height reaches 40 m, with a length of branch-free trunk up to 25 m, a diameter of 80 cm or more, with a straight trunk and buttress. The outer skin is brown to black, grooved shallow and slightly peeling. Hard wood is dark golden yellow or orange brown, and belong to a class lasting one.


10.JELUTUNG

Jelutung or Jelutong (Dyera costulata, syn. D. laxiflora) is a species of subfamilia oleander trees. This tree can grow up to 60 meters with a diameter of 2 meters. This tree grows in peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra and southern Thailand.

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