Identifikasi Keragaman Cendawan pada Jaringan Pohon Eboni (Diospyros celebica Bakh.) dan Tanah di Kampus Universitas Hasanuddin, Tamalanrea, Makassar = Identification of Fungal Diversity inhabiting Ebony Tree’s (Diospyros celebica Bakh.) Tissues and Soils at Tamalanrea Campus, Hasanuddin University, Makassar

Eboni (Diospyros celebica Bakh.) is a endemic tree species of Sulawesi island incluiding Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi and South Sulawesi. This species is also called fancy wood, its color is black-striped reddish brown, beautiful and luxury. In addition, tree growth is influenced by microbes, including fungi. Fungi are heterotrophic and eukaryotic organisms absorbing organic compounds from other organisms. The study aimed to identify ebony-associated fungi at the Tamalanrea Campus, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia. This study consisted of the isolation stage both direct and dilution methods, the rejuvenation stage, and fungal identification. The study result indicated that there were 60 fungal isolates isolated from the ebony tree tissues, while 19 fungal isolates were isolated on the soil under the ebony stands. The direct isolation-based method was higher interm of number of fungal isolates than the doilution-based method. The isolated fungi belonged to the seven genera, namely Aspergillus, Penicillium, Gliocladium, Trichoderma, Fusarium, Rhizopus and Phytophthora. Aspergillus dan Penicillium was genera dominated both in tree tissues and in the soil under ebony stands.
Keywords : Ebony, Microbes, Fungus, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Gliocladium, Trichoderma, Fusarium, Rhizopus dan Phytophthora