Bamboo as a conservation plant is getting rare

BBamboo is one of the plants that has many benefits for humans. Indonesia is one of the areas that is a paradise for a type of plant which is also known as reed, gold, and this eru. But do you know how many types of bamboo are there in Indonesia?? from approx. 1.250 types of bamboo found in the world, Indonesia has approx 159 type. Even around 88 The species that exist in Indonesia are endemic plants. Its high growth rate makes it easy to adapt to the environment, even some types are able to grow up to 60 cm in a day. Here are some types (species) bamboo found growing in Indonesia.

1. Arundinaria japonica in Java.
2. Bambusa arundinacea (Bamboo Ori) in Java and Sulawesi.
3. Bamboo atra (Loleba) in Maluku.
4. Bamboo balcooa in Java.
5. Bambusa blumeana in Java, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara.
6. Bambusa horsfieldii (Embong) in Java.
7. Spotted bamboo (Spotted; Bamboo Touch) in Bali.
8. Bambusa multiplex (Cendani; Mrengenani) in Java.
9. Bamboo fire in Java.
10. Bamboo tuldoides (Haur Hejo) in Java
11. Dendrocalamus giganteus (Sembilang) in Java
12. Dendrocalamus asper (Chatting) in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Bali, and Sulawesi
13. Dendrocalamus strictur (Rock) in Java.
14. Dinochloa scandens (Cangkoreh; Kadalan) in Java.
15. Gigantochloa apus (sunset; Such) in Java.
16. Gigantochloa atroviolacea (Wulung; arrogant) in Java.
17. Gigantochloa again (laws; Ater; reed; Java Benel; Awi Ater; Awi Kekes) in Java.
18. Gigantochloa me (Awi Belang) in Java.
19. Gigantochloa levis (Suluk) in Kalimantan.
20. Gigantochloa mango (Manggong) in Java.
21. Thryrsostachys siamensis in Java.

The use of this plant in Indonesia has been going on for a very long time. Our rural communities since ancient times have used bamboo for various life-supporting purposes, such as making houses and various kinds of household furniture. Actually this plant can not only bring mere economic benefits, but also has great potential to be used as an environmental conservation plant. One of its advantages is as an environmental conservation plant, because of its ability to maintain aquatic ecosystems. The root system is very close, its roots spread in all directions both sideways and inwards. Soils overgrown with bamboo clumps are usually very stable and not prone to erosion. Therefore, water is also easier to absorb into the soil overgrown with these plants.

Although the diversity of bamboo species in Indonesia is high, now some types are getting rare and hard to find. The need for these plants is very large for economic purposes and the lack of cultivation efforts, making bamboo increasingly a rare plant in Indonesia. Several types bamboo which is already very rare is the Spotted Bamboo, Wulung, Manggong, Embong, and Petung. Mass cultivation efforts need to be done, one of them is to make it as an environmental conservation plant, especially to supplement groundwater reserves. This plant is resistant to wind because its stems are strong and flexible, so it is very suitable as a green plant, especially in the watershed (THE). Through planting bamboo as a means of reforestation, conservation activities can go hand in hand with cultivation efforts to prevent the scarcity of bamboo species in nature.

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