FERN

JOURNAL
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AR R ANGED BY
W INA MIRANTI PUTRI
RAMA ANDHIKA UTAMA
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REMARKS
Knowing how nowadays everything could turn into back-
fire, we do not make this journal as a purpose of support-
ing poaching. It is simply to build user’s understanding of
how many fern species that possibly exist in each area of
Indonesia.
It is so to be appreciated and not to be make use of
any commercial intentions that leads to any harmful
behavior. So to speak, let us enjoy the richness of
Indonesia and take care what mother nature
has already provide us.
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INTRODUCTION
The goal of this journal are
not intended to be a manual of
pteridology, or even to elevate
people’s interest to pteridophytes
itself. The main purpose of this
journal is to help people to notice
of how many fern species spread
in Indonesia. As a fern enthusiast,
I have a hard time to find any
pteridology data in Indonesia itself,
book or even a local website.
While I do believe Indonesia is rich
in such species. So to this manner,
making a journal seem to be a
good intention to start building
the data myself, and share it to the
public who has the same need as I
do.
The title ‘Journal’ came as an
awareness that I do not have a
general biology background of
FERN JOURNAL | INTRODUCTION
pteridophytes. I am basically just
that fern addict who purely love
fern and will try to dig information
by my own experiences of growing
them, reading books and surfing
over the global internet archives.
So to an understanding of how
identifying fern is - not something
I would say as an ‘easy’ job, I might
stumble one or two or even
dozens in case of naming them. But
again, to avoid such claim to each
fern identification I regularly put a
notice on the bottom of the page
the percentage of my certainty,
and feel free to give me a notice if
I made any mistakes identifying the
fern.
- Wina Miranti

BACKSTORY
Saturday, August 15th 2020, we are finally
able to spare some time for another expedition after
we finished each of our own works and projects and
planned on visiting this place called “Curug Kalimati“
which translates as “Dead River Waterfall“. This time we
bring two sony alphas with macro lenses and one sony
RX100 for point and shoot along the way. However,
unfortunately, I left the memory card for one of the sony
alpha out of my own clumsiness, so we are down to two
cameras and we haven’t even reached the place yet!
We left BSD at 5am, the road is still relatively
empty and so, unsurprisingly we arrived there two hours
later at 7am, too early to start the plan for the day. Since
the guide is able to meet us at 10am, we have some spare
time to spend, I then decide to explore the area a bit
more. Last time when we went to the Ciapus Bromeliad
Nursery, there’s a road that continues to go uphill,
heading to the different side but still in the foothills of Mt.
Halimun. Once there, the asphalt ends after 5km passed
Ciapus Bromeliad Nursery and we continue to ride on
a gravel road which leads us to Leuweng Geledegan
Fern Journal Volume 2 Ecolodge and then Sukamantri Campgrounds. This place
is definitely a surprise since I never heard or knew about
Kalimati Waterfall
this place before.
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F E R N J O U R N A L | B AC K S TO RY
There are two camping ground locations and the locals
provide rental camping gears and guided tour if you like
trekking in the jungle, so you can definitely go there and
practically camp anytime.
However, be careful with your belongings since
the area is sharing teritories with a colony of mountain
monkeys. Overall the Sukamantri campground is very
nice and clean, also the locals aren’t trying to fed the
monkeys, so they generally kept their distance to humans.
Also there’s plenty of small stalls that sells foods and
snacks, so ne need to worry about food supplies there.
After a bowl of instant noodles for breakfast, we
went back and meet up with Wina’s friend Hanan along
the way and made a quick stop to the house of Wina’s
aunt to meet up with her cousins which they will also be
joining the expedition. At 1pm, off we go to the forest,
accompanied with the local guide and our second fern
expedition begins!
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K
alimati waterfall is an exten-
sion of a river which crosses
a camping ground with the
same name. Located in South
Western side of the foothills of Mt. Halimun,
the site is only 15km side by side with the
previous fern expedition location. However
this made us curious since we found almost
completely different species of ferns grow-
ing in the habitat. Also this campground is
surrounded by pine trees and cedar woods,
Kalimati Waterfall which emits that distinctive and calming
highland forest smell around the area. The
topography of the area is pretty rough and
The Fading
uneven, huge boulders can be seen sticking
out from the ground, probably this caused
by a massive landslide or a volcano eruption
happened eons ago.
As usual, there are plenty of small
stalls around the entrance of the camping
ground that sells drinks and home made
snacks. Heading further up, there are plenty
of photo spots overlooking the pine forest
River
and from one of the spots, you can definitely
see the city of Bogor if the weather is clear.
Around 100m hike later, we then arrived at
the border of the campground, which then
leads to the forest of Kalimati waterfall.
Now this is where the real explora-
tion starts. We are only able to follow the
trail from a small path made by the locals.
It is pretty difficult to walk around since the
path is made out of river stones and soft for-
est grounds. Furthermore, after 15 minutes
hike, the path leads to the base of the river,
which on the dry season is mostly dry and
creates small pools instead. However, we
were warned that we need to quickly leave
the area if suddenly rain comes, since there’s
always a potential of flash floods happening
Thick highland jungle hidden during those times. Which coincidentally, it
in between the hustle and was cloudy when we explore the area.
We can definitely see that the riv-
bustle of Bogor. er started from a pristine spring and what
made us happy is we found almost no trash
along the way, on and off the river. Please al-
ways to keep your trash with you at all times
until you come back to a place with proper
“Heeeelp..Which one should I trash disposal spot, so we can enjoy nature
hold on to? This random roots or in its best condition always.
Decending to the river base, we ex-
the slippery stones?“ plore the pools a little bit and found plen-
ty of ferns growing alongside various moss
species. Most of the river base are damp and
While dangling just beside a cliff seems to always be covered by the tree-
- Wina tops, so temperature is cool with plenty of
air movement that seems to be the perfect
condition for plenty species of ferns. Further
inspecting the pools, it is mostly filled with
tadpoles, which made us curious what other
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invertabrates such as fishes or crustaceans
could inhabits these pools. Also since this
is also the habitat of the Asian hornet frog
(Megophrys montana), these tadpoles could
be one of its offspring.
On the riverbank, we did find plen-
ty of Asplenium nydus, however they’re not
growing high on the treetops, and instead
they grow pretty close to the ground. Prob-
ably since the humidity and light intensity
that they preferred around this habitat is ac-
tually perfect in mid to the low leves of the
forest. Suggesting that these ferns will adapt
and grow according to the environment
that they’re in. Also what made us curious
is that there are less Angiopteris evecta and
we did’t even find any Blechnum orientale,
Despite only 15km
apart from the first
exploration point
of the first journal,
we did find plenty
of different species
of ferns but almost
none of the ones we
found in Mt. Halim-
un National Park.
despite it is only 15km apart from the Mt.
Halimun National Park where we found
these species to be abundant.
Also we recorded that there are at
least 6 different species of moss living in be-
tween the ferns, made us think that there
is a high chance that ferns can grow much
better if surrounded or at least growing side
by side with mosses, which gave us an idea if
we’re going to plant ferns at home, it’s prob-
ably worth to try and experiment to cap
the media with either forest moss or spagh-
num moss.
Too bad we’ve only got half a day
to explore before the weather turns heavily
cloudy and started to rain. At 4pm we de-
cide to end the day and return back in case
the rain gets heavier which it did later in the
night. We probably will return to explore
the area more sometime in the near future.
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Moss wall

Made from various

moss species that
grows side by side
with the ferns we’ve
found. There’s a high
chance that these in
particular is a Fern
moss (Thuidium
delicatulum) which
are a fitting species
to grow surrounding
true ferns.

One of the pools

we’ve encountered
in Kalimati, where in
the rainy season will
turn into an active
river. These pools are
inhabited with tad-
poles and are crystal
clear. Ferns are grow-
ing in between the
stone cravices, which
probably some of the
ferns are adapting
into the aquatic en-
vironment once the
water level rises.

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Jungle flowers

Kalimati is filled with many

species of vegetation from moss
to trees. However the ones that
fascinated us is we found plenty
of flowering plants as well, how-
ever we are unable to indentify
them as we are currenly focusing
on ferns. For example, we’ve
found jungle orchids both terres-
trial and epiphytic ones and also
these unknown shrubs with pur-
ple flowers that looked similar
to orchid. Hopefully in the future
we will be able to identify other
plants family as well.

Forest thicket

15 minutes hike from the en-

trance, we’re immediately en-
gulfed with these forest thicket.
The pathway is halfway from be-
ing covered by leaves and we’re
immediately realize that these
parts are rearely crossed by
people. However, we did follow
a water pipe line that goes up to
the water source which distrib-
utes the fresh spring water into
the village further below. We’re
pretty curious on how far the
water source is located. We’re
probably going to go further the
next time we went to Kalimati
again.

THE ONES WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED ALONG THE WAY

BY WINA MIRANTI

Local wildlife. Like in Mt. Halimun where we found a very hairy caterpillar, here we’ve found another paculiar ant with a huge head and
mandibles, not sure what the species are. Also we’ve found few species of frogs and river crabs too, yet we’ve seen no fish in the river.

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Histiopteris incisa Lindsaea sp.

Terestrial fern Terestrial fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Dennstaedtiaceae Family : Linsaeaceae
Genus : Histiopteris Genus : Lindsaea Dryand. ex Sm.
Species : Histiopteris incisa Species : Lindsaea lucida bloom (?)

It lies on an open breezy terrain, half shaded by pine trees. This Not far after I encountered the suspected histiopteris fern, down
fern spread as if it was a long green forth by the cliff. Describing its char- in the ground lies a long fern with a lindsaea characteristics. Different
acteristic of forming an extensive colonies. I recognize this ferns straight than some of the climbing lindsaea, this one looked comfy growing on
away because of the rounded edge pinnae and the blue greenish stipe the ground. Its fronds reached almost 40cm long and the shape of the
on its young frond. The frond that I’ve encountered was actually a mas- pinnae are well rounded edge without any serration. The pinnae has a
sive one, as it is around 170cm tall at its highest on which I could re- thick texture with a dark green color, however the newly formed fiddle-
member. It’s common name is the “Bat wing fern“ as the two lowermost head has a light green color.
lobes of each pinnae results in a bat’s wing like apprearance.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 85% certain that this is a Histiopteris incisa. Since there are so many species of lindsaea, we are only 50% sure that this is probably a Lindsaea lucida.

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Pleocnamia conjugata Loxogramme sp.

Terestrial fern Epiphyte fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Dryopteridaceae Family : Polypodiaceae
Genus : Pleocnamia Genus : Loxogramme
Species : Pleocnamia conjugata Species : Loxogramme dictyopteris (?)

Covered by all the forest bushes, I caught this stand alone fern There were so many trees were covered by ferns, besides pyros-
which I suspected as pleocnamia conjugata. It is quite a common species sia and asplenium there is also this type of fern. It was hanging by the
in Indonesia and can easily be found in plant shops. The edge of the tree and surrounded by moss. This was an undivided frond, the texture
pinnae making a serration texture with a strong bony leaf. The mature of the pinnae are not as thick as most asplenium, it was soft and slightly
frond has a mossy green color with a slight yellowish hue. This fern furry. The way of the pinnae spreaded are unevenly, while the edge are
grows directly from the soil and it’s stipe has a mossy green color that rounded. Black straight veins could be seen clearly inside each pinnae.
turns brown as the frond matures.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 65% certain that this is a Pleocnamia conjugata. From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 50% certain that this is a Loxogramme dictyopteris.

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Tectaria melanocaula Asplenium tenerum

Terestrial fern Terestrial & basic rock fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Tectariaceae Family : Aspleniaceae
Genus : Tectaria Genus : Asplenium
Species : Tectaria melanocaula Species : Asplenium tenerum

I spotted this tectaria on a very humid area which are covered
with many bigger forest foliages, hanging on a shaded slope that are
used to be a river on rainy season. This one doesn’t have a colony
around, however it grew comfortably surrounded by various species of
moss. This species has a soft textured compound leaf, with a light green
color and the edge of the pinnae are serrated, also it has a thin dark
colored stalk. The size of the pinnae are pretty large compared to other
tectaria species.
I went down to this dry river spot which are highly shaded and
has a clear shallow pool where all the rocks around me were covered
in various species of moss and small types of ferns. One of the ferns
that dominated the area are these asplenium tenerum.This species has a
thick green with slightly bluish metallic pinnae with serrated tip and has
a green colored stalk. It grows in a colony in between 10-15cm tall.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 70% certain that this is a Tectaria melanocaula. From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 60% certain that this is a Asplenium tenerum.

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 Trees covered with
ferns are a common
sight in Kalimati.
Suggesting that the
area are perfectly
suitable habitat for
ferns and moss due
to the high humidity,
cool temperature
and constant moun-
tainous airflow. Also
the unique terrain of
the river bottom that
keeps at least pockets
and pools of water
during dry season
helps as well.

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Hymenasplenium sp. Asplenium sp.

Rock fern Rock fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Aspleniaceae Family : Aspleniaceae
Genus : Hymenasplenium Genus : Asplenium L.
Species : Hymenasplenium perrie (?) Species : Asplenium tenerum Frost

Spread alongside other ferns, this soft texture small sized fern Another species of fern that I found around the river section that
are growing on the wet stones around the river section, clues that this grows-on and inbetween stones. This fern slightly has broad-ovate to
is one of the species of ferns that requires lots of moisture constantly. triangular frond outline with the lowest pinnae being weakly inflexed.
The pinna is so soft you also can see it’s veins with a black stipe in the The pinnae are round and serrated. This fern has a green stalk, that the
middle. This is a bipinnate type of ferns which the pinna has a bending color slightly the same as the pinnae. On the back we can see the spore
tip textures with a few serration on the edge. While I am quite sure this are linear and slighty bended while did not touch the edge. It has a quite
is hymnesplenium genus, I am easily confused between it similarity to similarity with asplenium tenerum, eventhough the outline frond and
asplenium excisum. the shape of the pinnae are slightly different.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 65% certain that this is a Hymenasplenium perrie. From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 50% certain that this is a Asplenium tenerum Frost.

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Athyrium accedens Tectaria angulata

Terestrial fern Terestrial fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Athyriaceae Family : Tectariaceae
Genus : Athyrium Genus : Tectaria
Species : Athyrium accedens Species : Tectaria angulata

This one is also well known as a diplazium proliferum. I passed
this terestrial fern when I explored the dry river route. It has a strong
veins tecture on it’s pinnae with plantlets grew alongside it’s frond. Like
any other typical athyrium, the pinnae is thick and filled with dark green
color with slight blue reflection. The top pinnae shaped longer than the
other and it has a serration edge while tappered until the tip. The spore
has linear zig zag-like pattern, and the fresh fiddlehead usually covered
by soft light colored hair.
This fern has a well known characteristic by the tip of the leaves
that divides into three sides. I spotted this fern on a slope shaded ter-
rain just beside the dry river route. The leaf has a wavy textures with
dark color stalk. The tip of the uppermost pinnae are slight tapered that
the leaf grew up to almost 15 cm. As many other tectaria species I didn’t
see it grew in colonies. Even though it was surround by many other
ferns.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 90% certain that this is an Athyrium accedens. From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 70% certain that this is a Tectaria angulata.

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Conniogramme fraxinea Tectaria heracleifolia

Terestrial fern Terestrial fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Pteridaceae Family : Tectariaceae
Genus : Conniogramme Genus : Tectaria
Species : Conniogramme fraxinea Species : Tectaria heracleifolia

I found this fern on my way down through the dry river route. This another stand-alone tectaria was spotted on an open slope.
This fern grew on a wet terrain, dangling by the slope. It has a dark It grew by the ground while the pinnae showing it beautiful light green
green color long stipe, and the leaves compounded while having a slight color. It has a frond outline, broadest at the base, while the pinnae is
space between each one. This fern has a dark green pinnae and the tip undivided and filled strong lines that creates wavy textures. Like any
of the pinnae are tapered yet having a smooth edge, which somehow other tectaria the base pinnae has a slight wing-like shape. The color of
showing it’s characteristic. It grew in colonies, while the fronds that I the stipe are brownish.
have encountered are mostly around 50 cm long,.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 70% certain that this is a Conniogramme fraxinea. From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 75% certain that this is a Tectaria heracleifolia.

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 Close shot of the
hanging air roots of
the larger folliage that
grows along the sides
of the dry river route.
These hanging roots
can be seen covered
with moss, epiphyte
ferns and orchids.
These sceneries are
such a sight for sore
eyes since made us
feel like we’re explor-
ing a prehistoric for-
est in modern days.

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Asplenium nidus Asplenium sp.

Epiphyte fern Epyphite fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Aspleniaceae Family : Aspleniaceae
Genus : Asplenium Genus : Asplenium
Species : Asplenium nidus Species : Asplenium bipinnatifidum (?)

Alongside the journey in Kalimati I saw asplenium nidus grew ev- While trying to get out from the dry river route, on my way back
erywhere by the trees. The one on the picture are the easiest one to we spot this asplenium on a tree bark. This small size epyphite fern has
be reached, the others were lying there comfortably high on a tall pine a narrow frond outline while the lowest pinnae are slightly taper.ed The
trees. Asplenium nidus are very well known as bird nest fern, because of pinnae are fan-shaped but quite thick with serration on the edge. That
the outline shape. The fresh frond has a light green color undivided pin- time I wasn’t be able to see the way the spore are shaped, because I
nae with a smooth edge. While it gets mature the pinnae color usually couldn’t find any fertile frond. Some of bipinnatifidum young pinnae
turn darker and you can see the stalk with it’s dark brown color. The could look slimmer than this fan-shaped one, but some of mature one I
spore are linear, and this fern surely needs decent sunlight for it to strive. look up looked quite similar.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 90% certain that this is a Asplenium nidus. From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 50% certain that this is a Asplenium bipinnatifidum.

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Thelypteris sp. Nephrolepis sp.

Terestrial fern Terestrial fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Thelypteridaceae Family : Nephrolepidaceae
Genus : Thelypteris Genus : Nephrolepis
Species : (?) Species : Nephrolepis cordifolia (?)

After I got out from the wet lower ground Kalimati, I found this Near the campsite, still on a forest pathway filled with pine trees
fern grew on an open terrain which is not as humid as the dry river I found many of this nephlorepis lies around the ground. This fern has a
section.This fern has narrow frond outline with a pinnate type while you broad outline on the fronds, with the mid pinnae as the broadest. The
can feel that it’s slight hairy when you touch it. The edge of the pinnae lowest pinnae are weakly inflexed. It has a brown stalk while the tip
are serrated while the lowest pinnae are much shorter than the mid appear to be slight greenish. The pinnae edge are smooth without any
pinnae and strongly inflexed. The spores are oval & spread evenly with- serration. An the fiddlehead appears to look whiteish and covered with
out touching the edge of the pinnae. I haven’t got much time observing soft white hair. Most of the nephrolepis cordifolia I found usually has more
this fern hence I haven’t figured out which species of thelypteris is this. narrow frond’s outline while this one appear to be way broader.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 65% certain that this is a Thelypteris sp. From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 80% certain that this is a Neprolepis cordifolia.

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Angiopteris evecta Microsorum sp.

Terestrial fern Epiphyte fern

Class : Polypodiopsida Class : Polypodiopsida

Family : Marattiaceae Family : Polypodiaceae
Genus : Angiopteris Genus : Microsorum
Species : Angiopteris evecta Species : Microsorum pustulatum (?)

I almost did not see any angiopteris in my Kalimati journey except I saw this fern grew by the trees on the campsite area. It was
this tiny one, which I happened to found just when I about to enter the surrounded with asplenium nidus. This fern could be easily looked as
campsite. This angiopteris appears to be really tiny or young looking at drynaria without the shiled leaf. It has a broad frond’s outlines, as the mid
it’s size, it’s well known name is “The King Fern” because the size could pinnae still appear to be the longest. What really fascinating about this
grow really massive. It is easily recognize since they have a really thick fern that it has a really strong dark color vein on it’s leaf. The pinnae are
and wide leaves. It has a stipules on the frond base, that often use for thin with a smooth edge with a wavy textures. The stipe are brownish
propagating. The fiddlehead would have a brown colored covered with while it appears to be light green until the tip of the frond.
soft hair and it turns to green as the frond opens.

From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 97% certain that this is an Angiopteris evecta. From observing the shape and characteristics of the plant, we are 60% certain that this is a Microsorum pustulatum.

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 This is the last pool
we’ve encountered
in our exploration.
Here you can see
that sand, pebbles and
large stones fills the
bottom of the pool
and river all around
Kalimati dry river
sections. Seeing how
clear the water gets
on the furthest point
of that day, means
we’re getting closer
to the water source.

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Unidentified
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Fern
Species
This type of broad fronds outline with it’s really
soft pinnae got me thinking of hymenasplenium
or trichomanes genus. However until now I still
couldn’t found the one that is almost similar to
it’s pinnule shape with it’s many serration. The
stalk are green and it grew by the wet rocks.
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I saw this fern grew many in Kalimati, several times
I found it being sold under the name as bolbitis
and described as an aquatic fern. However this one
wasn’t aquatic even though it grows in the humid
area, the spores are oval and evenly spreaded.
This super soft and light color pinnae that domi-
nates the dry river are quite similar like asplenium
tenerum, the different is on the textures of it’s pin-
nae, it is so soft and furry. Most of the leaves are not
wet eventhough it grew on the wet area.
I am almost sure this is a cyathea genus. I noticed it
because the frond base has all cyathea characteris-
tic, the difference are the pinnae are serrated with
curly textures. The frond base filled with white pa-
pery-felt hair. I grew this couple times and it is one
of the most fussy fern i ever been dealing with.
I first thought that this is an athyrium filix-femina.
However when I look up again the pinnae are not
as broad. It also has so many serration and the stalk
are brown and greenish.
5 were running out of sunlight since it
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I though I knew this fern, but when I look up so
many times, I got confused. The tip pinnae were not
adjacent like many others, but the texture were
thick with serration edge. The veins on the pinnae
were barely visible.
More ferns to find
We have actually found more ferns
along the way, however most of
them were unreachable and we
was about to rain by the end of the
day. However, we now have more
goals to after for our next journal.
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BEHIND THE SCENES Summary for the journey

Kalimati is definitely one of the
hidden gems that Bogor has to
offer.

T I M E L I N E F R O M M O R N I N G TO N O O N T I M E L I N E F R O M N O O N T O T H E D AY A F T E R

8:20 am 4:00
Meeting the locals
pm

Here we met the people that

keeps the plant market in Ci-
apus running. They cultivate
wild plants and then pro-

12:00 4:20
duce the plantlets into house
plants.

pm pm

Indomie for breakkie
Sometimes you just need to
treat yourself with a bowl of
instant noodle. Bad for the
body, good for the soul.
Lunch at Wina’s family gathering
Bunch of hungry people, saved by
foods from Wina’s family gathering.
Can’t go on an exploration with an
empty stomach, right?
1:00
Fern hunting in one of the
pools Team for the day
This is where we explore one These are the people that
made this Kalimati journal
pm of the pools in Kalimati. The happened.
surrounding rocks were filled
Expedition begins with both ferns and mosses

8:00
Wina spotted one of the alike.
fern and quickly taking

Arrived in Sukamantri
am
pictures of it. This time,
not much squatting ses-
sion happened since the
ferns in Kalimati are either
large or growing on eye
2:40 pm

Campsite
Hidden gem just a little fur- level places.
ther after Ciapus Bromeliad
Nursery. Upon entering the
campsite, we were greeted
by a patch of dense forest. Long way back home
Not really about the

11:00
Garden visiting distance. We went back
Wina’s aunt has this little patch of land, on a Sunday through 15

11:00
pm with a various types of plants, and we weddings. So the actual
found this treefrog sleeping in one of trip back home takes
the big ferns. longer than usual due to am
traffic jams.

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FERN
JOURNAL
KALIMATI WATERFALL

SOUTH TANGERANG, BANTEN. INDONESIA

3 OCTOBER 2020