Potential of aren plants (Arenga pinnata) in KHDTK Hasanuddin University Educational Forest, Rompegading Village, Cenrana District, Maros Regency
A Mujetahid, Andi Vika Faradiba Muin, and Sri Wulan

Forestry Faculty, Universitas Hasanuddin

Abstract

This study aims to determine the distribution potential of palm trees and the potential
for palm sap production in the Palanro KHDTK Area of Hasanuddin University Educational
Forest, Rompegading Village, Cenrana District, Maros Regency . This research was conducted
in January - March 2023 in Rompegading Village, Cenrana District, Maros Regency . Based on
the research results, it is known that the people of the Palanro area make the greatest utilization
of the male flower parts, namely tapping the sap water for the manufacture of palm sugar. The
Palanro area has an area of 46.70 ha with 9 plots of tapping areas in it. The distribution pattern
of aren palms in the Palanro area is spread at an altitude of 500-600 meters above sea level and
grows wild in the cliff area. It found 1,119 palm trees that had not been tapped, 260 trees were
temporarily tapped and 6 trees were not tapped. The sap produced is an average of 47.5 liters/day,
one palm tree can produce 8.75 liters/tree, with an average number of trees tapped which is 5
trees/day, and produces an average weight of brown sugar of 1.5 kg/shell.

Keywords: Potential of Aren, tapping, education forest

Topic: Topik B: Community partnership for biodiversity conservation