Rattan is one of the promising non-timber forest products which grow widely in Indonesia. The occurrence of rattan species, especially the commercial species, is threatened due to illegal over-exploitation. The study has been done in the Bukit Tiban Protection Forest (BTPF) to investigate the occurrence of rattan species and observe the characteristic of morphology properties and their utilization. In this study, a descriptive exploration method was applied and we performed an interview with local people in the field regarding the utilization. Morphological characteristics observed including habitus, leaves (such as color, leaflets, leaf arrangement, knee, ocrea, and climbing organ/cirrus/flagellum), and fruit. The identification key, illustrations, as well as the diagnostic character of each species were presented. Ten species of rattans were found in the BTPF, namely Calamus sp.1 (Daemonorops verticillaris (Griff.) Martius), Calamus sp.2 (Calamus rugosus Beccari), rotan sabut (Daemonorops sabut Beccari), rotan buah kecil (Daemonorops didymophylla Beccari), Plectocomia sp. (Plectocomia elongate Martius ex Blume), rotan bukit (Daemonorops sepal Beccari), rotan dahan (Korthalsia rostrata Blume), Calamus sp.5 (Calamus spectatissimus Furtado), Calamus sp. (Daemonorops longipes (Griff.) Martius), and Calamus sp.6 (Calamus tanakadatei Furtado). Those ten species of rattan are potentially used for handicrafts, basketry, and ropes. Only five of ten species of rattan have been used commercially.
ABSTRAKRotan merupakan salah satu komoditas hasil hutan bukan kayu yang menjanjikan dan tumbuh tersebar luas di Indonesia. Keberadaan rotan, khususnya rotan komersial, terancam oleh eksploitasi yang berlebihan secara ilegal. Kami melakukan penelitian di Hutan Lindung Bukit Tiban (HLBT) untuk menginvestigasi keberadaan spesies rotan di lokasi ini dan mengobservasi karakteristik morfologis serta pemanfaatan dari spesies rotan dari Batam. Dalam penelitian ini, kami menggunakan metode deskriptif eksploratif. Kami juga melakukan wawancara terhadap masyarakat lokal yang membantu selama di lapangan. Karakteristik morfologi yang kami teliti antara lain habitus, daun (warna daun, pucuk daun, susunan daun, lutut, ocrea, dan organ pemanjat/sirus/flagela), dan buah. Kunci identifikasi, ilustrasi bersama dengan karakteristik penciri dari tiap spesies ditampilkan dalam tulisan ini. Sepuluh spesies rotan telah berhasil ditemukan di HLBT yaitu Calamus sp.1 (Daemonorops verticillaris (Griff.) Martius), Calamus sp.2 (Calamus rugosus Beccari), rotan sabut (Daemonorops sabut Beccari), rotan buah kecil (Daemonorops didymophylla Beccari), Plectocomia sp. (Plectocomia elongata Martius ex Blume), rotan bukit (Daemonorops sepal Beccari), rotan dahan (Korthalsia rostrata Blume), Calamus sp.5 (Calamus spectatissimus Furtado), Calamus sp. (Daemonorops longipes (Griff.) Martius), dan Calamus sp.6 (Calamus tanakadatei Furtado). Kesepuluh spesies rotan tersebut potensial untuk dimanfaatkan sebagai kerajinan tangan, anyaman, maupun tali-talian. Hanya lima spesi...