Division Nepenthes (Divnep) Malang, Plant Lovers Community insect eaters in Malang

Semar bag plants are native to Indonesia which gradually became a hobby for plant lovers. The bad news is, the exploitation of the natural starting point to the scarcity of species. Divnep find a way to keep Semar bag can be an alternative hobby, but did not result in the species becoming extinct in nature.

Dozens of Semar bag shaped like a funnel or barrel-shaped hanging porch roof Widyastuti Road Kecilung Flowers, Malang. The plant becomes attractive because poking among the leaves of green grove. Hanging like ripe fruit that seemed to be delicious when eaten.

There are pockets of color maroon, yellow with brown spots, or green. There is also a red-green color combination. Yellow-red spots also exist. Reinwardtiana Nepenthes species have eyes. While the types of N. aicalcarata have fangs. And who got the name N. albomarginata a necklace of white or brown color at the top of the pocket. Bag sizes vary, starting length from 5 to 20 centimeters.

Behind the beauty of color and shape, plant pots, called Monkey by the people of Riau is kept malignancy. Bags that "eat" insects. But I do not eat insects with active movements, such as plant venus fly traps are often illustrated in the cartoons, the bag can be opened and closed.

How to bag Semar eat insects by passive. This six-legged animal approaching the bait bag for color and sweetness of honey in the cover pocket. So suck honey, insects slipped and fell into the bag.

Insects can not get out because there was water in the bag. Kelamanaan long insect body destroyed by an enzyme that breaks down the surface of bags issued. Since the "eat" insects that, these plants do not need to be cultivated.

According to Widya, Semar bag better than the insects were given fertilizer. Animals could be moths, ants, or keroto. Insects were staying put in the bag two weeks. "Because that's unique, we collected and studied. It's also native to Indonesia. About 60 percent of species in the world Semar bag, used in Indonesia," said the mother was 48 years.

Widya is a member of Divnep Malang. In Malang Raya there are only five people who since 10 years ago consistently maintain and collect bags Semar. As seen on radar at his home Saturday (13 / 2) yesterday at his home, Widya accompanied by one other member, Wahyu Adi Mintarto.

Revelation is one of the oldest members. "If the only penghobi for ordinary pet, a lot. But we not only maintain, but it was toward the identification, breeding and conservation," said Christian High School Hwa Ind. (St. Joseph) is.

Nationally, this physics teacher said, Divnep also associated with the Community Plant carnivore Indonesia (KTKI). Divnep gather with fellow enthusiasts Napu diamond-bag plants as Semar by Katingan-Dayak tribes for various purposes.

In addition to maintaining and caring, community primary goal is to learn all about Nepenthes. So far, Nepenthes been studied by the Europeans, Americans, and Australia. In fact, most of the species in Indonesia.

Indonesian society thought only plant that has no meaning. "This is because we are less concerned. Literature Nepenthes many foreign owned. We who have just do not know anything," said a teacher who familiarly called Mr. Wi was.

Maintaining bag Semar is not easy. Many sellers take it from the natural flowers. But after several months maintained, Semar bags will die. Because of difficult living and berdaptasi that, plus the destruction of the forests, the number of bags in nature Semar thinning. "We also share knowledge on how to maintain the bag Semar. To not always die when maintained. If die-off continues, can long gone," the light of Revelation.

Because of the difficulty of maintaining bag Semar, the number of members of the community never grew. Therefore, many are desperate to maintain. Then leave the hobby without any contact clarity. "Collection is sold mine. But to those who really want to preserve and maintain it. I note the names of people who have bought from me. But most do not have contact again. Maybe it's dead plants," said the owner of a house of this flower.

Breed by crossing with new kinds of community activities are also to be initiated around the year 2000 was. Besides looking for new variants that have advantages bag shape and color, breeding also leads to maintaining the species in nature.

Of activity that crosses, inter-community members to exchange rates are usually male or female flowers. As the only male flowers only, then search for other members who have female flowers. Vice versa. Without any exchange of male or female flowers, it is difficult to be crossed each collection. "We know if we plant a male or female when it is flowering. So if you have a male fitting, yes nyari female colleague who had a problem," said he.

With the rampant deforestation and drainage of land in Kalimantan and Sumatra, Nepenthes populations diminish. Some of the identified species extinct or nearly extinct. Moreover, people who want to maintain the bag Semar use shortcuts. That is, looking at the forest. In fact, the success rate of life of Semar bag taken from nature is very small. If you can not keep, then quickly die. "We want people menangkarkan so no need to take from the forest. If you continue to be hunted extinct. Most of the forests of Sumatra and Kalimantan," said Widya.

Track Nepenthes in their natural habitat is also one of community activity. Armed with literature or a little guidance, the members went out into the woods to identify the original habitat. Including identifying endangered species or rare. Location of most of the expedition in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Java and Papua.

From activities such expedition, the team had found an unidentified species. There is no literature, or journals that mentioned species found. Therefore, one of the names divnep members, namely Jusuf Adrian Wartono, used as a species. Her first name was adopted into Adrianii. Thus the species found were named N. adrianii. "Adrian is now in the Netherlands to study. At the same time register a new species that have not been identified," said Wahyu.

The emergence of many species, according to the analysis of Revelation, because the nature of Semar bag natural intercross. Hybridization results that led to a variety of shades and forms a pouch. That is why the species on the forest tens numbers.

What obsession of Divnep? Looking ahead, the Revelation, like Semar menangkarkan bag with style and form an attractive pouch. So that the community without having to keep her happy hunting in the woods.

"We predicted that the bag could be an alternative Semar plants appreciated by the public. Just as orchids. Both are native to Indonesia to be preserved and reproduced. Do not let other countries who exploit," added Widya.