Studi Taksonomi Jenis-Jenis Zingiberaceae di Taman Hutan Raya Bukit Barisan Kabupaten Karo Sumatera Utara

Abstract

Taxonomic Study Of Zingiberaceae In Taman Hutan Bukit Barisan Karo District Of North Sumatra “ was conduted from March until October 2011 using “ Survey Methods “. There are seven (7) genera Of Zingibraceae recorded in the study site, that are : Amomum, Etlingera, Elettariopsis, Globba Hedychium, Horstedtia, and Zingiber, with 14 species : Amomum lappaceum, Etlingera sp.1, Etlingera sp.2, Etlingera sp.3, Elettariopsis sp., Globba patens, Globba paniculata, Globba marantina, Globba pendula, Hedychium sp., Hedychium cylindricum., Horstedtia reticulate, Horstedtia scyphifera, dan Zingiber multibracteatum. The result of phenetic analysis on morphological variations showed that species of Zingiberaceae are divided into three groups with similarities varies from 54-83%. The first group consist of one genus with two spesies that are Horstedtia reticulate and Horstedtia scyphifera with similarity varies from 78-83%, are the second group consist of three genera with seven species that are Globba patens, Globba paniculata, Globba marantina, Globba pendula, Hedychium sp., Hedychium cylindricum., and Zingiber multibracteatum with similaritiy varies from 64-83 %, and the third group consist of three genera with five species that are Amomum lappaceum, Etlingera sp.1, Etlingera sp.2, Etlingera sp.3, and Elettariopsis sp. with similaritiy varies from 59-83 %.