Vegetation structure and species composition of habitat types Goniothalamus macrophyllus (Blume) Hook.f. And Thomson in Lowland Forest, Kuningan Regency, West Java

Abstract

Goniothalamus macrophyllus is a forest product that grows in lowland forests and has the potential as a medicinal plant that has not been fully utilized. The purpose of this study was to determine the vegetation structure and species composition in the area where Goniothalamus macrophyllus grows naturally. Determination of the research location using purposive sampling method. Furthermore, the sampling method in this study was encounter -sampling. in the lowland forests of Kuningan Regency, West Java. Goniothalamus macrophyllus was found at an altitude of 432 - 1,273 m above sea level, with a stand composition of 108 species of seedling plants, 125 species of saplings, 98 species of poles and 105 species of trees. The highest dominance at seedling level is Coffea spp, sapling level is Decapermum paniculatum, pole level is Villebrunea rubenscens, and tree level is Villebrunea rubenscens.