Plant Diversity for
Environmental Problem Solution
Abstract -
Indonesia is a country that has a high biodiversity, but conservation of plant species is
increasingly concerned. Indonesia Botanic Gardens is an institution of ex-situ plant
conservation that
activities aimed to conservation,
research, education, tourism, and environmental services. The main
characteristics of botanic garden is a plants collection and supporting
collection with its
documentation. Currently Purwodadi Botanic Garden, one
of the Indonesian Botanic Gardens has a collection of 11,748 specimens, 1,925
species, 928 genera and 175 families. The collection
manifestation of the conservation efforts
and understanding people awareness of the importance of plant diversity
that we have. On the other hand, the development that ignored environmental
aspect, impact on increasing the quality and quantity of various pollution.
Concepts that focus on plants roles in natural technology framework to solve
environmental problems known as phytotechnology. Phytotechnology can apply for: wastewater treatment, waste management,
environmental remediation
of contaminated, and urban
environmental quality management. This paper aims to describe the plants
diversity to environmental problem-solving. Such as: rehabilitation of land
erosion with plants that have a particular root, water conservation with a
plant that has a canopy that efficiently store water, air and noise pollution
control to the plant that has some form and leaf tightly, water pollution with a aquatic plants diversity, the arrangement of green spaces such as the urban forest by planting diversity of plant species with stratification levels and diverse benefits (as: fruit, ornamental and wildlife habitat). The reference plants choices in environmental
management should be a native plant from Indonesia,
has conservation function and other potential, and morphologic habitus appropriate with their use from leaf
shape, branch type, cover
canopy and root architecture.
Keywords:
Plant, Botanic Garden, Environment.
