Jenis Paku Reofit yang Tumbuh di Sepanjang Aliran Kali Umberi Kampung Nuni Manokwari

Abstract

The objective was to study morphology, anatomy and palynology of the reophytic ferns occur along Umberi creek in Nuni Manokwari. About 16 species of reophytic fern was encountered along the study side. Of these, 10 are dry reophytic land plant and 6 are categorized as torrenticolous reophytic i.e. Achrosticaceae, Aspleniaceae, Davaliaceae, Polypodiaceae, Pteridaceae, Schyzaeceae and Selaginellaceae. This ferns are also clasificafied into 2 clases namely Lycopodinae and Leptrosporangiae. Based on the anatomy petiole the structure of bundle sheat and type of stomata were not simillar between the ferns. A number of annulus and the surface texture of spore also varied based on the palynological study.