Preservation of Bunga Bangkai Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) LIPI Indonesia - Goyang International Flower Foundation: First in the World

Pengawetan Bunga Bangkai Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) LIPI Indonesia - Goyang International Flower Foundation: Pertama di Dunia

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Kegiatan di Kebun Raya Bogor, Indonesia

1.  Preparasi silica gel dan boks/container kayu

2.  Memotong bagian-bagian bunga dan dibersihkan bagian dalamnya                                                                                                                                                                  

3.  Fixing dengan silica gel dan dimasukkan ke dalam kotak

Kegiatan di Goyang Flower Center, Korea

1.  Penyimpanan tiga kotak berisi bagian-bagian bunga dalam ruangan (suhu ruang di musim semi)

2.  Mengeluarkan Bunga dari silica gel/boks

3.  Memperbaiki bagian-bagian yang rusak (rekonstruksi)

4.  Menyatukan kembali bagian-bagian bunga

5.  Display bunga bangkai untuk Pameran/Festival

 Experts from Indonesia (LIPI), Korea and Japan 
(L-R: Yuzammi, Dian Latifah, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hwang, Prof. Ikai Masako), background: a cut of the flower spatha preserved in silica gel inside the wooden box ready to unload

 The preserved giant flower displayed in a glass container at International Horticulture Goyang Korea Festival, 27th April-13th May 2013 (Photo by Sofi Mursidawati)

This preserved giant flower was displayed in a glass container in Indonesia Pavillion at the main center of the main gate of Flower Center Building (World Flower Pavillion).  The theme of Indonesia Pavillion is “tropical jungle” under the name of the pavillion “Rare Plants Pavillion”.  Crowd watched this rare plant on the opening of the "International Horticulture Festival Goyang Korea" on 27th April 2013.  The officials were The Ambassador of The Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Nuramaliati Prijono (Deputy of the Director of LIPI-Indonesian Institute of Sciences), Ir. Mustaid Siregar, MSi. (The Head of Center for Plant Conservation - Bogor Botanic Gardens LIPI), Dra. Sofi Mursidawati MSc and Ir. Sugiarti (Bogor Botanic Gardens Staff).

My research on Amorphophallus titanum (Titan Arum, Bunga Bangkai, Corpse flower)

I am the research coordinator for research on Amorphophallus titanum related to seed biology and phenology.  I have wonderful team members: S Hartini, H. Wawangningrum, Sudarmono, DM Puspitaningtyas, E Munawaroh, Aulia, Harto and Mimin.  We are now celebrating of the first fruit setting ex situ in Bogor Botanic Gardens event in Indonesia.

poster by Dwi Setyanti

My passion in Plant Conservation

Seed sonservation as a plant conservation strategy

As one effort of Plant Conservation, Bogor Botanic Gardens has Seed Conservation section. Great team work: Dian-Soetrisno-Sita. For the establishment, improvement and development process, we would thank to: Amas, M.E. and my colleagues: Bpk/Ibu Engkom, Yuniar, Mimin, Harun, Elly, Melani.

This work involves researches in seed ecology, reproductive phenology, seed germination and seedling recruitment and survival as well as plant regeneration that set me work in the field/forests, glass/shade house and laboratory.

Raising public awareness for plant conservation

Education Program & environmental activities for Plant Conservation

involved in "Greening Townsville" Program worked together with JCU Students (enrolled BT3410 and BT5410: Revegetation and Land Rehabilitation) and City Councill Staff revegetated for three days between August-October 2006. I will be involved during my study at JCU until 2010

Consultant in "Greening School: working together Cianjur-Jakarta elementary school students" July 2007, collaborative project: PT Bayer, Bogor Botanic, Cibodas Botanic Garden and NGO's.

Program Coordinator: "Greening School Project by Outreaching" project was funded by PT Bayer Indonesia and LIPI: Center of Plant Conservation-Bogor Botanic Garden and Cibodas Botanic Garden (2004-2006)

Program Coordinator: Talk Show “Through Dongeng/fairy tales, Children learn how to behave with the environment” (October 2005) with national qualified presenters (Poetri, Henny, Danar) and promotion of CD "Lintang Sahabat Alam"-"Lintang friend of nature"

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