Diversity of Wood Plants and Its Utilization as a Learning Source

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the types of wood that used in the manufacture of a wooden house with knock down system and its benefits as a learning resource. The wooden house of knock down model is a potential local culture of the South Sumatra region which adapts the shape of the traditional house model in South Sumatra. The method was a qualitative descriptive method with data collection techniques through literature studies and interviews. The results showed that there were four types of wood used in the manufacture of disassembled wooden houses namely, Kulim (Scorodocarpus torneensis Becc.), Merawan (Hopea mengarawan Miq.), Meranti Payo (Shorea palembanica Miq.), and Seru or puspa (Schima wallichii (D.C.) Korth). The results of the study could be used as an alternative learning resources to facilitate students in studying and understanding biodiversity material in class X SMA/MA.