Authors : Nyoman Wijana, Desak Made Citrawathi, I. Made Oka Riawan and Putu Indah Rahmawati
Abstract: This study were to determine the composition of useful plant species in the forest of Tenganan Pegringsingan village, Bali and to determine the diversity index of useful plant species in the forest of Tenganan Pegringsingan village. This study was an explorative study. The population of this study was the entire useful plant species in the area of Bukit Kangin forest. The sample of this study was the entire useful plant species covered by the squares sized of 20×mn;20 m (for data collection of mature habitus species), 10×mn;10 m (for sapling) and 1×mn;1 m (for seedling), 65 squares for each data collection. The plant species composition analyzed descriptively and diversity index refers to Shannon-Wiener. Then, it followed by the analysis of Equity (E) and species Richness (R). The results of the study showed that there were 77 plant species in Bukit Kangin forest. Based on the Tenganan Pegringsingan Bali Aga social culture, 46 of them (60%) were useful plant species for the local people whereas the remaining 31 plant species (40%) were the unutilized plant species, there were 31 plant families which consisted of 46 useful plant species with as many as 2,249 total species individual.
Nyoman Wijana, Desak Made Citrawathi, I. Made Oka Riawan and Putu Indah Rahmawati, 2020. The Composition and Diversity of useful Plant Species in Bukit Kangin Forest, Tenganan Pegringsingan Village, Bali. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 15: 2939-2949.