Composition and diversity of medicinal plants and their use in agroforestry areas in Bangkeng Buki^ Community Forest on Bukit Harapan Village, Bulukumba Regency Ahmad Rifqi Makkasau(*), Syamsuddin Millang, Rahmatul Jannah
Faculty of Forestry Hasanuddin University
90245, Makassar, Indonesia
Abstract
Medicinal plants and their uses have long been known by the people of Bukit Harapan Village and their use is increasing along with the difficulty of accessing modern medicine. This study aims to determine the composition and diversity of medicinal plant species and their use by the community. This study used direct observation in the field and interviews with respondents by determining the respondents using ^snowball sampling^ in communities that implement agroforestry systems in the Bangkang Buki Community Forest area. The research was conducted from December 2022 to March 2023. The results showed that the composition of plant species on land that applied the agroforestry system found in Bukit Harapan Village totaled 77 types of plants and 40 of them were medicinal plants consisting of 28 types of cultivated plants and 12 wild plant species. The plant species diversity index obtained was 2.72 with the criteria H^ classified as moderate. The percentage of the part of the plant that is used the most by the community is the leaves of 53% and most of the people use medicinal plants in single form and the rest are mixed forms.
Keywords: Composition and diversity, agroforestry land, medicinal plants
