Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Mount Rinjani

Mount Rinjani National Park is a representative mountain rain forest ecosystem types, low to high mountains and savannah in East Nusa Tenggara.
Potential plant located in Mount Rinjani National Park among others jelutung (Laportea stimulant), dedurenan (Aglaia argentea), bayur (Pterospermum javanicum), Banyan (Ficus benjamina), cashew-jambuan (Syzygium sp.), Keruing (Dipterocarpus hasseltii) rerau (D. imbricatus), eidelweis ( Anaphalis javanica ), and 2 species of orchid that is endemic Perisstylus rintjaniensis and P. lombokensis.
In addition there is an endemic species of mammals are weasels rinjani (Paradoxurus hemaproditus rinjanicus), there are also deer (Muntiacus muntjak nainggolani), ebony leaf monkey (Trachypithecus auratus kohlbruggei), pangolin (Manis javanica), horn cikukua bird (Philemon buceroides neglectus), forest Dawah ( Ducula lacernulata sasakensis), black nape kepudang (Oriolus chinensis broderipii), and several species of reptiles.
In the valley west of Mount Rinjani there Segara Anak Lake (2008 m.asl) where the water smelled of sulfur, the temperature differs from one place to another. Area of ​​the lake is about 1,100 hectares, a depth of between 160-230 meters. In the middle of this lake appears a new volcanic mountain that is still active and growing.
Mount Rinjani is Indonesia's third highest mountain (3720 m asl), storing the various mysteries of one of them is about the existence of Goddess Enjeni. According to the local community trust, the Goddess is the Queen genie Enjeni ruler of Mount Rinjani. They believe that the goddess was born from the marriage of human Enjeni Sasak with the genie, flawless in and still lineage of King Selaparang. In honor of Goddess Enjeni, people often hold religious ceremonies on Mount Rinjani and Segara Anak Lake, by releasing small fish made of thin gold to Lake

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