Diversity of MPTS (Multi Purpose Tree Species) in the Forest Area with Special Purpose (KHDTK)

Budi Utomo, Nurul Rizki, Rizky Wahyudi, Mohammad Basyuni and Afifuddin Dalimunthe

Background and Objective: Forests are a unity of ecosystems of land containing natural resources that are dominated by trees in the communion of their natural environments, which are inseparable from each other. The MPTS (Multi-Purpose Tree Species) is a multi-purpose tree plant because it is beneficial in terms of ecology and economics as well as producing wood and non-wood commodities. This research aims to analyze the level of diversity of MPTS plants in the forest area with special purposes as well as analyzing the benefits of planting MPTS for the community so that the community can participate in protecting the area. Materials and Methods: The tools used are GPS (Global Positioning System) to know the coordinates of the point of observation activities, camera phone, writing tools, haga meters, Phi bands, measurement bands, machete and forest ecosystem identification guidelines. The materials used in the research are natural forest vegetation in the forest area with special purposes (KHDTK) Pondok Buluh, raffia rope and a tally sheet. Data collection in this study was through vegetation analysis using a linear method with a 2% sampling intensity. Then calculate the Species diversity index, Species Richness Index and Species Evenness Index. Results: There are eight types of alpukat: Persea americana, Nangka (Artocarpus heterophyllus), Kemiri (Aleurites moluccanus) and Petai (Parkia speciosa), Durian (Durio zibethinus), Sweetwood (Cinnamomum burmannii), Jengkol (Archidendron pauciflorum) and Glugur Acid (Garcinia atroviridis), which occupies a type A climate and is called the tropical rainforest. The types of Jengkol (Archidendron pauciflorum) and Durian (Durio zibethinus) plants dominate. This can provide an increase in income for local residents because Jengkol (Archidendron pauciflorum) and durian can produce 6.6 and 17 ton of fruit every 6 months. Conclusion: So that people are enthusiastic about planting MPTS plants, especially jengkol and Durian (Durio zibethinus) with the aim of improving the community’s economy while protecting forest areas.

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