Konservasi Rotan Indonesia di Kebun Raya Bogor

Abstract

The world is consist of about 600 species of rattans (13 genera), 297 species of them (9 genera) native to Indonesia. Rattans exploitation, shifting cultivation, and forest clearing make in-situ and ex-sltu c~nservationh as become urgent to cmservi: Izclonesian rattans. The Bogor Botanic Garden is an ex-situ conservation facilities that has an important role in conservation of Indonesian rattans. The Bogor Botanic Garden at present has 47 rattans species (5 genera), of which 37 species were identified up to species level while 16 specimens were identified at genera level. The Bogor Botanic Garden conducted rattans exploration, seed exchange, and cooperate with another institution to developing its rattans collection.