Abundance and Distribution of Medicinal Plants in Madapi Forest Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu

Abstract

Kerinci Seblat National Park (KSNP) as a conservation area posses a strategic role as a source of medicinal plants. This research on the potential of medicinal plants as one of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the MADAPI Forest in Rejang Lebong Region of KNSP, in Bengkulu Province, aimed to determine the species richness, abundance, and spatial distribution of medicinal plants in the forest. This research is important to find out the potential of KSNP in providing medicinal plants. Sampling of plants was conducted in 80 plots, each measuring 20x20m in four sections of MADAPI Forest. From 80 plots, 33 species of medicinal plants were found, representing 27 families. Mostly the plants were herbs and the most dominant families found in the sites were Asteraceae and Moraceae. Based on its relative abundance, all of medicinal plant species were categorized as rare with clumped distribution; only a few species were spread randomly or uniformly.