First Report of Genus Smilax at Sumber Pawon Forest, Kediri, East Java Iska Desmawati1, a), Siti Fatimah1, Indah Trisnawati1)
Biology department, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember
Abstract
Biodiversity plays an important role for mankind because of the availability of raw materials for food, industry, and medicine. One of them comes from the liana plant of the genus Smilax. Smilax is a genus of plants that can be used as bioprospecting medicinal plants. Based on the phytochemical analysis, the genus Smilax contains abundant steroidal saponins. Steroidal saponins show the ability of biological activities such as cytotoxic, hemolytic, anti-inflammatory, antifungal and antibacterial activities. However, the species diversity of the genus Smilax and its role as medicinal plants is still considered to be lacking information, especially in the Sumber Pawon Forest area, Kediri, East Java. This research was conducted to determine the species composition of the genus Smilax in Sumber Pawon forest area, Kediri. This research was conducted for 5 months. Redundancy analysis (RDA) used to determine the distribution of species from the Smilax genus. Based on the research, found 6 species of the genus Smilax, namely Smilax ovalifolia, Smilax weniae, Smilax glauca, Smilax celebica, Smilax pseudochina and Smilax luculenta. The types of Smilax that have been tested for their chemical content and benefits based on journal review are Smilax ovalifolia and Smilax celebica.
Keywords: Smilax, Sumber pawon forest, Kediri, Species
