Keanekaragaman Jenis-jenis Tanaman Koleksi di Kebun Raya Purwodadi, Bali dan Cibodas yang Diserang Benalu Dendrophthoe pentandra (L) Miq. (Loranthaceae)

Botanic Garden represents an ecosystem area which in it also there are parasite plants, not aside from mistletoes. Mistletoe of Dendrophthoe pentandra (L.) Miq. (Loranthaceae) parasites various plants collected in Botanic Gardens of Purwodadi, Bali, and Cibodas. The mistletoe noted by parasite counted 143 host species which is included into 48 tribe in three Botanic Gardens. The most attacked host plants are belonged into Family Moraceae, especially species of Ficus. While next is tribe of Myrtaceae, especially genus of Syzygium. Its Ability of parasite various plants species assure that mistletoe of D. pentandra do not chosen certain host plants, but almost most plants species earn its parasite. Parasitism study of mistletoe D. pentandra is also reported in this paper. Buletin Kebun Raya, Vol. 13, No. 2. Hal. 69-78