Abstract. Arbiastutie Y, Diba F, Masriani. 2021. Short Communication: Ethnobotanical and ecological studies of medicinal plants in a mangrove forest in Mempawah District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 22: 3164-3170. The mangrove forest Polaria Tanjung Pagar in Mendalok Village, Mempawah District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, is a mangrove forest maintained by the local community. Currently, this mangrove forest has become one of the tourist attractions, not only visited by local and national, but also foreign tourists. This study aims to identify plants in Polaria Tanjung Pagar mangrove forest Kalimantan with the potential for medicinal uses. The research used a survey method in the mangrove forest by conducting an inventory of the medicinal plants found in the mangrove forest. Observations were made using a transect line with the total area understudy of 0.012 ha and sampling intensity of 0.4%. The investigation was based on cross-checking the traditional use of medicinal plants by the surrounding communities and the scientific literature. The results showed 13 types of medicinal plants (including tree and understorey plants) from 6 different families, i.e., Acrostichum aureum, Aegiceras corniculatum, Avicennia marina, Avicennia alba, Bruguiera parviflora, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, Bruguiera cylindrica, Ceriops decandra, Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora stylosa, Rhizophora mucronata, Xylocarpus moluccensis, and Sonneratia caseolaris. The community structure of the mangrove forest had moderate diversity for tree species and low diversity for understorey plant species, with an H' valued at 2.39 and 0.25, respectively.

The study aims to document the medicinal plants and knowledge of the use of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Bunut Village. This research was conducted in Bunut Village, Kapuas Subdistrict, Sanggau Regency, West Kalimantan. In this study, we found a total of 31 species of medicinal plants used by traditional healers and those included in the 25 plants family. The most common family is Zingiberaceae. Herbal habitus is the most common use (51,61%). The plant part is leaves (53%) used by traditional shamans from Bunut Village. The most widely used method of processing plants is boiling (64,87%). The way of use that is often used is by drink (53%). Usage rules that are commonly used are 2x1 (65,63%). Doses of using medicinal plants are 1-3 strands/part (45%) and 4-6 strands/part (45%).Keywords: Bunut Village, Medicinal Plants, Sanggau Regency, Traditional Healer, Traditional Knowledge.

Battra is a person who can blend various plants into medicines used in traditional medicine processes. This study aims to identify and analyze the medicinal plants used by Battra in Doulu Village, Karo Regency, North Sumatra Province. This study uses a survey method with a tool in the form of an interview guide. Interviews with battra were conducted in-depth to find out information about the medicinal plants they use, what parts of the plants are used, and their processing techniques and uses. The study results show that Battra in Doulu Village, Karo Regency, is still practicing traditional medicine. Battra in this village utilizes 31 types of medicinal plants. The highest plant family used was Zingiberaceae. The most utilization by battra was in herbaceous habitus, which was 39%, plant parts in the form of leaves (35%), the processing carried out by chopping (39%), and the use of medicinal plants by eating (48%).

There is a long history of the plant's usage as medicine to overcome various diseases and maintain people's health conditions in communities.  Among its multiple benefits, medicinal plants are also used to strengthen the body organs (tonic). The use of medicinal plants as tonics is still carried out by the society of Karya Bakti Village, Sungai Betung District, Bengkayang Regency, especially by traditional healers (dukun) who are trusted by the community to help treat various diseases. This study aims to analyze plant's use by traditional healers in Karya Bakti Village, Bengkayang Regency. The data was collected by interviewing two traditional healers who were selected based on the snowball sampling technique. The interview results revealed that the village's traditional healer used 32 species of medicinal plants belonging to 25 families. The most widely used plant family is Zingiberaceae (19%), with the highest habitus is herbs (31.25%). The most commonly used part is the root (28.13%), the form of single ingredients (53%) by boiling processing (74.36%), the administration is orally (77.5%) with a frequency of use three times a day (75%). The study results proved that traditional healers in Karya Bakti Village were still using medicinal plants as tonics.Keywords: medicinal plants, tonic, traditional healers

Diversity of biological resources in primary forest is not only limited to the woody plant species, but also covered by underground plant which has diverse species high diversity. This underground plant as one part of the forest ecosystem is a plant that has potential as a medicine. The study aims to conduct an inventory of underground plant species in Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park West Java Province. The method for inventory used spasial analysis with land management unit and multi stage sampling. The spasial analysis used three categories, first the zonation map, second the soil characterization map and the third altitude map. The LMU consist of 6 areas with total plot number 60. The results showed there are 83 species underground plant consist of 45 family. The family consist of Acanthaceae, Annonaceae,