Types Of Tree Species In Indonesia #2 Ki Puteri (Podocarpus neriifolius)
The natural mountain rainforest that can benefit humans. Rainforests function as airflow areas, animal habitats, and storage of plant genetic resources. Jamuju (Podocarpus imbricatus) and Ki Putri / Manteng (Podocarpus neriifolius) are plants of the genus Podocarpus that can be found in the Highlands Yang Wildlife Reserve. This plant is a common plant found in the mountains. Wood from this plant is a high wood, this is because the wood is one of the mountain wood that can be used as building materials of the house. In addition, this wood is a wood that has a high strength, especially P. neriifolius.
Ki Puteri / Manteng (Podocarpus neriifolius)
Jamuju (Podocarpus imbricatus Bl.) Its stature is like the previous species, up to 50 m tall, diameter to 2 m, even above the 2000 m elevation magnificent tree with free branch height up to 20 m. This plant has two leaves, narrow on twigs short pinnate and complete the scales on the edge of twigs, parts that can be used like a scales. Seeds of the first leafy young tree. Seeds are supported by colored fleshy discs (Steenis, without years). Throughout Java this plant can be found in mixed forest of moist and pine forest, at 700-2900 mdpl, therapeutic in Sumara urara and Niugini up to 3300 m, and in New Hebrides found at 170 m elevation. Plenty, and dispersed; on the southern slopes of Ceremai dominant in the zone of 2400-2700 m, typical symptoms that can not be explained. From Myanmar to China, across the Malesia archipelago to Bismarck Island and New Hebrides. The name of the area is ru arau sampinur bungn (Batak-Karo), ambun (Minanglubau) and (It,) jamuju, ki putri, ki umara (sunda). As the former species of wood is good, it may be missing at low elevation due to deforestation.
Jamuju Leaf Leaves
Manteng (Poocarpus neriifolius) is a very big tree when it is old, straight round stem, height reaches 40 m. up to 15-20 m unbranched, diameter 1 (-1.5) m. Long leaves 4-23 cm, width 0.75-2 cm. As with other species of conifers, male and female flowers are present in different trees: male flowers on strand, solitary and stemmed female flowers, elongated seeds supported by a fleshy cakrarn. Across Java in primary, humid forest, dispersed, never in stands, at (400) 1000 -2600 m, even at high elevation is a large tree. From India to China, Taiwan and across the islands of Malesia and the islands of Solomon. on islands are still forested to low levels and can reach a height of 60 m. The local name is ki taji (Malay, Sumatera.), Ki bima and ki putri (sunda).
Podocarpus neriifolis Leaf tree
In the Highland Wildlife Reserve The plants Jamuju and Ki Putri can be found at an altitude of 1900 masl as in Mata Air Dua and Taman Hidup. This plant is good Jamuju and Ki Putri usually found in one location not built up pure stand. This plant is very large in size. However, this aakantumbuhan rarely found, there are few in number.
Source:
- Van Steenis, G. G. G. J.2006. Flora of Java Mountains. LIPI Biology Research Center. Bogor.
- http://www.conifers.org/po/Podocarpus_neriifolius.php accessed on 15 November 2016 at 09.00
- http://www.conifers.org/po/Dacrycarpus_imbricatus.php accessed on 16 November 2016 at 09.00