KEANEKARAGAMAN HERBACEUS DI HUTAN PENDIDIKAN DAN PELATIHAN UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH BENGKULU KABUPATEN BENGKULU TENGAH

Abstract

This study aims to determine the diversity of Herbaceous plants found in the forest Education and Training atMuhammadiyah University of Bengkulu, Central Bengkulu Regency. This research was conducted in January to February 2019 by using the coordinate points LS03040’10” BT 100232’55”. The method used in this study was a direct survey to the research location. The samplewas taken by exploring the research location. The identification of Herbaceous plants samples was did in the laboratory of Muhammadiyah University of Bengkulu. The data obtained was analyzed descriptively. The results of this study were found that it consist of 16 speciesfrom 9 families such as Th eAcanthaceae family, Amaranthaceae, Araceae, Astreaceae, Cleomaceae, Commelinaceae, Marantaceae, Musaceae, Zingiberaceae with a total of 1.052individuals.The species diversity index (H’) at all levels has a value of 1.483 which is a medium categorywith  ecological conditions namely an average temperature is 280C, 86%air humidity, 6.5 soil pH, and 25% soil moisture.