Indeed so bertotol white flowers purple-spot appears, it wafted scent of orchids. Smells difficult to describe, but like crushed betel leaves. Because pretty pierced nose, inhaling the smell of orchid with it for people who are sensitive to sneeze repeatedly. That is the Aerides odorata (airides = float, odorata = smelly, red), one of the living forest orchids hanging in the branches of the tree.
Orchids that spread from Southeast Asia to South Asia was one of the orchid species found during a visit to the island Peucang, Ujungkulon National Park, West Java. Many orchids in Peucang that have not been recorded. To reach the island area of 472 hectares of it, it took 2.5 hours sailing from the pier in the village of Tamanjaya.
Aerides was the first species of orchid species that emerges as Peucang Island along the coast. The beach was dominated by trees: nyamplung inophyllum Calophyllum, Terminalia catappa ketapan, kampis china Guettarda speciosa, and pandanus Pandanus sp. Still do not like aerides in Kalimantan, which leaves a long-term, type in Peucang attached to the tree's leafy nyamplung short, the size is less than an inch of the hands of adults, type in lowland leaf size was small.
Problem origin-sour smell of orchids as in Java, because many found stuck to the tamarind tree, as a way to extend the generation and survival. Plants that emit the smell of insect pollinators certainly invited to come. In aerides, insects such as beetles and flies came to help solve anthera cap (lid, red) on the stigma or stamens which can not be done in nature: wind and rain.
Still associated with smell, aerides from Kalimantan had more fragrant smell. In the Orchidaceae, the orchid from the family was the most similar bulbophyllum aerides, but not fragrant smell. In fact 60-70% of the approximately 2,000 species bulbophyllum it stinks. But the most fragrant of all is the kind Tuberolabium odoratissimum, the latter have a smell like perfume, fragrant and refreshing.
Aerides addition, the island that once called New singapore by Dutch researchers in 1890 because the land contours resemble lions, are also found Dendrobium indivisum. Type of epiphytes that grow on large stems as high as 4-5 m. Orchids that live up to a height of 800 m asl It has a striped yellow flowers. Looks beautiful.
Luisia javanica was also found. Luisia have small flowers and the lip (labelum, red) jeblek. But make no mistake, though apparently far from elegant, the cross-with large flowering orchid Vanda instituted with wide lips. Another specialty, the leaf is thick and feels like velvet when held. Yet during the exploration of the unique orchid Peucang are without leaves. Vanda monopodial type of family that can live because of its roots chlorophyll. There are approximately 20-30 species that spread in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Peucang Island not only dominated the flora only. The journey to the west coast Karangcopong Peucang met many deer Cervus timorensis. Even when fortunate to come across with monitor lizards Varanus Salvator. According Syamsudin, ranger officer, the deer from Ujungkulon was pretty tame.
Unfortunately there are no recent data that the deer population. Abdullah said the deer population in 2001 of about 271 head: 131 adults, 63 adolescents, and 77 chicks. The number was far lower than 2000 which was 308 tail. Population decline was expected due to the migration of deer that crossed over to Ujungkulon. In the report also mentioned the population who have a cruising range iguana 0.13 ha per head it reached 55 tail: 46 adults and 7 adolescents.
Hunting dominated orchid hunting event that continues to Tanjunglayar, the mainland Ujungkulon located at the tip. Tanjunglayar famous because there is a lighthouse built on the rocks. From Peucang, boating Tanjunglayar taken about 30 minutes to the Cibom. Cibom not have a dock so that the party needs to move into a smaller boat to reach shore.
The location of the lighthouse was reached after 30-40 minutes walk. Along the path can be easily found Aerides odorata. Similarly, rare plants such as merbau Intsia Pterospermum diversifolium bijuga and luminous. On the way Syamsudin show some medicinal plants. One of them nampong Clibadium surinamense. Leaves and young stems are crushed into wound drugs such as medication betadin or red.
Type of other herbs, sulangkar Leea indica. Plant shrubs with leaves lanceolate and serrated edge that men efficacious as a medicine wart. The fruit is crushed and dioles the wart. The Useful Plants of Indonesia, K Heyne said kolotada-term in Ternate, Maluku, to cure deafness by way of liquid dripping from a burned tree trunk first.
The lighthouse is the main attraction at Tanjunglayar finally appear. Really incredible. Framework of iron reaching 50 m high To climb the lighthouse that was necessary because the higher the guts stair climbing, the wind blows to the body stronger. However, once arrived at the top, all turned into admiration. There lies the blue ocean.
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