摘要：Kurniawan FH, Nazar L, Anjarwati R, Sasono HD, Rahayuningsih M2021Orchids of Mount Ungaran (Indonesia) compiled from a decade of data collections between 2010 and 2021Nusantara Bioscience 13: 245-259Orchid is well known as a plant group widely used as ornamental plants because of their uniquenessBut, high exploitation, deforestation, and land-use changes have threatened orchid species and triggered extinctionIt also happened in Mount Ungaran, Central Java, Indonesia, despite designation as an essential ecosystem areaThis research was conducted to add an updated list of wild orchid species that can serve as biodiversity baseline data for conservation management in Mount UngaranThe study was carried out through exploration activities from 2010 to 2021The study area covered eleven sites namely Gentong Hills, Kalisidi, Pasigitan, Banyuwindu, Gajahmungkur, Watuondo, Mawar Camp, Indrakila, Gondang and Puncak which were all included in the buffer zone of Mount UngaranA total of 115 species from 54 genera of orchids were successfully identified, including 78 species of epiphyte and 37 species of terrestrial orchidsAmong the species recorded, at least 27 species were known to be endemic to Indonesia, and 8 species were endemic to the island of Java, which four species were listed in the IUCN Red ListIn addition, all the species found were listed in Appendix II of the CITES, except one species, Paphiopedilum javanicum which was listed in Appendix IThis study recorded the new distribution records of several species of orchids that were previously only found in West Java or East Java, i.e., Ania penangiana, Pholidota convallariae, and Crepidium junghuhnii. This study has also documented a species from genus Crepidium, which morphological characters have not been described in any identification guidesThe Gentong area has potential as a priority for in-situ orchid protection area by the highest number of species were reached 54% of all orchids found on Mount Ungaran.
