KEANEKARAGAMAN JENIS-JENIS ANGGREK KEPULAUAN KARIMUNJAWA

Abstract

Karimunjawa is a group of small islands which is situated at 0 up to 506 above sea
levels, and covered of total forests area of about 1,300 ha. The area is located
within Jepara Regency, Central Java. Studies on forest ecology and floristic of
the island has been conducted in 2003 to 2006. The present study is apart of the
floristic studies with special attention to orchids. Based on field study combined
with specimen herbarium stored in the Herbarium Bogoriense, there are at list 13
species of orchid collected from Karimunjawa Island, and one of them is recognized
as endemic species in Jawa. In addition there is one unidentified species which is
belonging to genus Eria.