INVENTARISASI JENIS TUMBUHAN LIANA DI KAWASAN HUTAN KARABUKTAN UNTANG BANYUKE HULU KABUPATEN LANDAK

Abstract

Liana plants in the ecosystem acted as important ecological role, such as supporting the host tree from strong winds, as feed source, and as accessible way for arboreal animals to pass from one canopy to another canopy. This study is aimed to inventorize the types of Liana plants that are found in Karabuktan’s forest area in Bentinga village, Banyuke Hulu subdistrict, Landak Regency. The research was carried out for three months from December 2020 to February 2021 used the exploring method (cruise method), espcially to explore the entire forest area of the research location. The inventory results showed that there were 10 families, 12 genera, and 13 species of lianas found in the Karabuktan forest area, named Calamus ornatus, Nepenthes ampullaria, Piper crocatum, Bauhinia purpurea, Piper aduncum, Cnestis platantha, Flagellaria indica, Ipomoea obscura, Spatholobus sp. Mikania micrantha, Smilax leucophylla, Arcangelisia flava, and Entanda spiralis.