Abstract:
Special purpose forest area (KHDTK) is an educational forest area managed by Lambung Mangkurat
University based on ministrial decree Number. 144 / KPTS-II / 2003. The purpose of this study is to get the information
about the types of nutritious medicinal vegetation in Special purpose forest area (KHDTK) on various land cover. The
plot method that had been used in this study is stratified sampling method with 2x2 plot for seedling level, 5x5 for
sapling level, 10x10 for pole level and 20x20 for tree level. And, 38 types of nutritious medicinal vegetation has been
found in this study. The most dominant medicinal vegetation on alang-alang land cover is Karamunting (Ochthocharis
bornensis), and Alang-Alang (Imperata cylindrica). The dominant medicinal vegetation in primary forest land cover is
Akar kuning (Arcangelisia flava), Pasak Bumi (Eurcycoma longifolia) etc. The dominant medicinal vegetation on
secondary forest land cover is Kayu Sapat (Macaranga triloba), Karinyu (Chromolaena odorata), etc. The dominant
medicinal vegetation on opened land cover is kantung semar (Nepenthes), Teki Grass (Cyperus rotundus), etc. While the
dominant medicinal vegetation in shrubs land cover is Makassar fruit (Brucea javanica) and Bandotan (Angeratum
conyzoides).
