Five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java: a checklist including Sundanese names, distribution and use

Abstract

Background This book is a product of the 'Sustainable Utilisation of Diverse Forest Environmental Benefits' project. We conducted fieldwork at several sites in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (GHSNP) from 2007-2009. Geographically, the park lies between 106º 12' 58'' E-106º 45' 50'' E and 06º 32' 14'' S-06º 55' 12'' S, (see Figure 1) and is located in three administrative districts: Bogor and Sukabumi in West Java and Lebak in the province of Banten. According to GHSNP internal reports, more than 700 species of flowering plants, belonging to 390 genera and 119 families, have been found in the park's natural forest. Plantation forests in the park were originally production forests managed by a state-owned company, but are now managed by the park authority. We made three visits to different areas including Gunung Halimun, Gunung Salak and the park's buffer zone, and collected data from 990 trees. The aim of this guide is to provide succinct information on the park's forest species, and to highlight their Sundanese vernacular names as an entry point. Initially, we recorded 142 species from 54 families, but after further consideration decided to add more species important to the area, such as commercial timber species, fruits trees and medicinal plants. In total, 500 species were included. Information given on each species comprises its Sundanese name, scientific name, family, vernacular name and geographical distribution. In most cases, the species' uses are also listed. We would like to extend our thanks to all those in the GHSNP office, particularly Ruky Umaya, Wardi Septiana and Mumu for their dedication and collaboration in field surveys throughout the project. We are also very grateful to scientists from the Biological Research Centre in the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) for their comments and reviews, including thoughts from Prof.

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