Studi Keanekaragaman dan Potensi Suku Piperaceae di Sumatera Barat

The results of research on diversity usages, and potentials of Piperaceae in Maninjau Nature Reserve "Nort-South ", Agam regency and Batang Pangean 11 Natural Reserve, Sijunjung district, • West Sumatra Province showed that 25 species of Piperaceae was existing in the regions those that have been identified, include 21 species consisting, 19 species of the genus Piper and two species of the Peperomia Fourteen species of the Piper are new collections of Bogor Botanical Gardens. About 10 species of Piperacaee are used as medicinal plants and 4 species listed have potential for ornamental plants, while the other eleven species are unknown. Usages all the species have been grown and are being studied in term of acclimatization and cultivation methods for conservation and development in the Bogor Botanical Gardens. Berkala Penelitian Hayati, Edisi Khusus: 5A, 2011. Hal. 35-40