Inventory of Zingiberaceae Family Endemic to Kalimantan With Medicinal Uses From Global Database Siti Vanessa Aisyah (1*), Ria Cahyaningsih (2), Violita (1), Syamsul Hidayat (2), Titi Juhaeti (3), and Dwi Hilda Putri (1)
1 Faculty of Mathematic and Natural Sciences, Padang State University
2Research Center for Ecology and Ethnobiology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
3 Research Center for Applied Biology, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Abstract
Kalimantan is one of the islands in Indonesia with the world^s rich biodiversity and culture. This richness is reflected in the rich diversity of plant species and local community inhabitants. Unfortunately, its diversity is threatened due to land conversion, excessive exploitation, and lack of knowledge among the youth of the local community regarding the uses of plants. Thus, conservation is essentially needed. Global databases have a vital role in conservation planning: obtaining information about a species^s taxonomy, conservation status, and ethnobotanical and economic uses to help in the decision of conservation action. Zingiberaceae is one of the plant families used generally as in Kalimantan, and that data can be obtained from the global database. The family is widely used as medicine. An inventory study of medicinal plants from the Zingiberaceae family endemic to Kalimantan has been carried out. This research aims to obtain data from a global database regarding which species are endemic to Kalimantan, which species have medical records and supporting information such as conservation status and sustainable use. The results show that 230 species from the Zingiberaceae family are endemic to Kalimantan. The top five genera include Boesenbergia, Etlingera, Zingiber, Scaphochlamys, and Alpinia. In addition, four of the 230 species only have medical records, 37 of the 230 species only have DNA barcoding data, 66% have conservation status data, and 3% are only conserved ex-situ nationally. These findings can be used as a basis for future conservation and sustainable use studies that might be useful nationally and globally.
