ABSTRAKVegetasi Hutan di Kawasan Hutan Gunung Galunggung Kabupaten Tasikmalaya Jawa Barat telah dilakukan pada Maret – November 2016. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode survey.  Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik plot kuadrat yang diletakan di sepanjang transek. Sebanyak 43 jenis tumbuhan telah ditemukan yang terbagi ke dalam kategori pohon dewasa, tiang, pancang, dan semai. Kategori pohon, tiang pancang dan semai berturut-turut ditemukan sebanyak sebanyak 12, 25, 23, dan 21 jenis.  Kurai (Trema orientalis) adalah jenis yang menguasai pada kategori pohon, paku bagedor (Cyathea contaminans) pada kategori tiang, kiseureuh (Piper aduncum) pada kategori pancang, dan nangsi (Villebrunea rubescens) pada tingkat semai. Komposisi jenis vegetasi pada dua zona berbeda, tetapi jenis-jenis tumbuhan yang dominan pada dua zona tersebut hampir sama.  Hutan Gunung Galunggung masih berada dalam kondisi yang belum klimaks, populasi dan strukturnya masih dalam tahap perkembangan/tahap sekunder. Hal ini ditandai dengan tingkat keanekaragamannya yang sedang dan ditemukannya jenis huru (Litsea sp.), puspa (Schima walichii), hamerang (Vernonia arborea), dan nangsi (Villebrunea rubescens), serta jenis lainnya yang merupakan karakteristik hutan hujan pegunungan yang berada pada tahap suksesi “seral”.ABSTRACTThe study of forest vegetation in the area of Galunggung Mountains, Tasikmalaya Regency, West Java have been carried out in March to November 2016. The method used is survey method. The data was collected teknic square plots placed along the transect. The research found as many as 43 in the plant species, which are divided into categories of tree, poles, saplings and seedlings. Kurai (Trema orientalis) is dominant species into tree categories, Paku bagedor (Cyathea contaminans) into poles, Kiseureuh (Piper aduncum) into saplings, and Nangsi (Villebrunea rubescens) into seedlings.  The composition of vegetation types found in two different zones indicates a difference, but it can be said that the plant species are dominant in the two zones are almost the same. Galunggung forests are still in a state that has not climax, and the population structure is still in development (secondary stage). Marked with the current level of diversity and the discovery of Huru (Litsea sp.), Puspa (Schima walichii), Hamerang (Vernonia arborea), and Nangsi (Villebrunea rubescens), as well as other types that are characteristic of rain forest at mountian seral successional stage.Keywords: Vegetation, Rain Forest at Mountain, Seral Successional StageSitasi: Suryana, Iskandar, J., Parikesit, Partasasmita, R. dan Irawan, B. (2018). Struktur Vegetasi Kawasan Hutan pada Zona Ketinggian Berbeda di Kawasan Gunung Galunggung Kabupaten Tasikmalaya Jawa Barat. Jurnal Ilmu Lingkungan, 16(2), 130-135, doi:10.14710/jil.16.2.130-135

Suryana, Iskandar J, Parikesit, Partasasmita R. 2018. Ethnobotany of tree ferns in Pasir Menyan Hamlet, Sukamandi Village, Subang, West Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 19: 2044-2051. Tree ferns are plants that grow mostly in the highlands, such as in the forest area of ​​Tangkuban Perahu Mountain, Subang, West Java, Indonesia. The existence of tree ferns and their population are threatened, along with forest damage and over-exploitation. The present study was directed to examine the local knowledge of the community around the forest area of ​​Mount Tangkuban Perahu in term of local names, utilization, suitability to grow, and conservation efforts of tree fern. This research was conducted in Pasir Menyan Hamlet, Sukamandi Village, Subang, West Java in March-June 2017. The method used in this study was mixed-method, a combination of qualitative and quantitative, while some field techniques, including observation, semi-structured interviews, structured interviews, and botanical survey of tree ferns were carried out. The results of the study showed that it was recorded 8 landraces of tree fern were recognized by informants, namely pakis tihang, pakis sieur, bagedor, pakis minyak, pakis payung, pakis cempor, pakis bulu, and sijabrig. In terms of local knowledge on tree ferns, people with ages 50-59 years old recorded a right a higher percentage of tree ferns than the children and younger people. Regarding education, the result showed that a low level of education had the highest level of knowledge of local names and utilization of tree ferns as vegetables, ornamental plants, growing media, and for handicrafts because of they still intensive interaction with forest ecosystem and tree ferns. On the basis conservation of tree ferns, the rural people of Sundanese people have a tradition to prohibit (pamali) to cut forest on the river bank, open slopes, closed forests, damaged forest areas, and in the valleys. In addition, traditional conservation practice on tree ferns has recorded, for example, rural people of Pasir Menyan Hamlets have traditional prohibited to open sacred forest, including to take of tree ferns.

Abstract. Mutaqin AZ, Iskandar J, Irawan B, Suryana, Kurnadie D, Nurzaman M, Shanida SS. 2023. The local knowledge and potential of suweg (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) in the Citanduy and Cimanuk watersheds of West Java, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: 370-378. The Indonesian archipelago is rich in natural resources and ethnic diversity. Each ethnic group interacts with the surrounding environment in ways that often differ. Interaction with the environment creates local knowledge that is complex in terms of language, practical understanding, beliefs, and social interaction. One useful natural resource that grows in many areas of Indonesia, especially in watershed ecosystems, is Suweg (the elephant foot yam) which has the scientific name Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Dennst.) Nicolson. Local communities, such as in the Citanduy and Cimanuk watersheds of West Java, use suweg for various purposes in their lives. The study reported here aimed to document the local knowledge and development potential for suweg in the Citanduy and Cimanuk watersheds, West Java, Indonesia. The research used mixed observation methods, predominantly qualitative. The data collection technique was purposive, based on interviews (structured, semi-structured, and in-depth interviews) with several informants or community groups who were considered competent to know suweg. Data were analyzed through emic and ethical approaches. Data analysis was conducted by cross-checking, summarizing, and synthesizing. The results of the research showed that suweg grows in a range of environmental conditions on managed agroecosystem lands. The corms of suweg are peeled, cooked and eaten in a variety of side dishes. The leaves of suweg have been used as food for fish in pond-system aquaculture. The results of this study suggest that suweg has the potential for expanded development, based on sociological and ecological evidence.

The diversity of ferns (Pteridophyta) in the five mountainous in West Java (Mt. of Patuha, Papandayan, Tangkuban Perahu, Pangrango, and Guntur) has not been widely reported. The aim of this research was to obtain data on diversity and similarity of fern species in the five mountains in West Java. This research was conducted by exploring and descriptive analysis method. Comparison of species diversity among all reseach field were calculated by the index of species similarity according to Sorenson. The diversity of ferns in Mt. Patuha, Papandayan, Tangkuban Perahu, Pangrango, and Guntur were 27, 14, 26, 40 and 5 species, respectively. The total number of ferns species in five locations are 83 species from 25 families. Comparison of species diversity among fileds based on the Sorenson similarity index is low (<50%), except between the Mt. Patuha and Mt. Papandayan areas is high (> 50%).

Abstrak Tumbuhan pakis memiliki potensi komersial yang cukup tinggi sebagai tanaman hias dan tanaman obat keluarga di Desa Calingcing. Kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat (PPM) ini dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode analisis kualitatif. Data yang dikumpulkan dalam kegiatan PPM sebagian besar adalah observasi. Lokasi kegiatan PPM bioprospeksi tanaman paku (pakis) dilaksanakan di Desa Calingcing, Kecamatan Sukahening, Kabupaten Tasikmalaya. Kegiatan dimulai dari wawancara dengan perangkat Desa Calingcing tentang potensi tumbuhan pakis di daerah setempat. Terdapat berbagai jenis pakis yang dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai tanaman obat diantaranya yaitu pakis kulit, suplir, dan paku rane. Tumbuhan pakis yang dimanfaatkan sebagai tanaman hias, dibuat menjadi berbagai produk yang salah satunya yaitu terrarium. Masih terdapat beberapa hambatan dalam upaya pemanfaatan tumbuhan pakis ini, diantaranya yaitu kurangnya pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai jenis pakis, khasiat, serta cara pengolahannya untuk dijadikan obat ataupun tanaman hias. Hasil dari kegiatan PPM di Desa Calingcing ini diharapkan mampu meningkatkan nilai ekonomi tumbuhan paku, sehingga masyarakat dapat merasakan manfaatnya. AbstractFern plants have a fairly high commercial potential as ornamental plants and family medicinal plants in Calingcing Village. This activity to the community (PPM) is carried out using qualitative analysis methods. The data collected in PPM activities are mostly observations. The location of the PPM bioprospection of fern plants (ferns) was carried out in Calingcing Village, Sukahening District, Tasikmalaya Regency. The activity started from an interview with the Calingcing Village apparatus about the potential of fern plants in the local area. There are various types of ferns that can be used as medicinal plants including leather ferns, suppliers, and fern ranes. Fern plants that are used as ornamental plants, are made into various products, one of which is terrarium. There are still several obstacles in efforts to use this fern plant, including the lack of public knowledge about the types of ferns, their properties, and how to process them to be used as medicine or ornamental plants. The results of the PPM activities in Calingcing Village are expected to be able to increase the economic value of fern plants, so that the community can benefit from it.