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Batak Toba community who live in the surrounding forests utilise forest-fruits that grow around their settlement. This research aims to describe the important value of the forest fruits using the Local Users Value Index (LUVI) assessment as most of the fruits have not yet been traded. The research was conducted in Simardangiang and Sitoluama Villag...
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... Concerns about fruit plants from forests are demonstrated by studies on WEF reported from Indonesia in recent years. Harianja et al. (2021) reported that the Batak Toba community collected and used 29 species of WEF from the forest adjacent to their settlement. They consumed fruits in different ways, from being eaten raw, as a food flavoring, processed fruit, and even used some fruits as traditional medicine. ...
... The use of wild fruits as traditional medicine has also been reported in ethnobotanical studies from various regions, including by Geng et al. (2016) and Sachula et al. (2020). The use of fruit from the forest to treat common health problems was found in the Toba Batak community, as Harianja et al. (2021) reported. The use of WEF as a medicinal ingredient was scientifically justified by the content of several compounds with antioxidant activity, as reported by Shan et al. (2019), which examined the phenolic, flavonoid, and flavonol content of 20 WEF species. ...
... This result is similar to the report of Majumdar and Datta (2009) in India which states that WEF plants are non-forest timber products that do not have a formal market. The same situation is reported by Harianja et al. (2021) in that the Batak Toba community uses fruit species from the forest for their own consumption and not for sale. The same situation was also described by Harisha et al. (2021) that the people who live in the Malai Madeshawara Hills wildlife sanctuary area use food plants obtained from the forest for their daily needs and not for sale, or in other words, the community obtains non-monetary benefits from food plants naturally available in the forest. ...
Kulsum NNS, Susandarini R. 2023. Diversity of wild edible fruits in the agroforestry area of Cigalontang Village, Tasikmalaya, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: 4161-4167. Wild edible fruits are non-timber forest products that support the nutritional adequacy of communities around the forest. Scientific inventory and documentation of wild fruit plant diversity are important to reveal local resources' potential in supporting local communities food security. A study on wild edible fruits in the agroforestry area in Cigalontang Village aimed to document the diversity of fruit plant species and traditional knowledge of the community on food plants available from the forest. This study used semi-structured interviews with 63 respondents and guided fieldwork to identify natural habitats and collect specimens of wild edible fruits. The results showed that people of Cigalontang Village commonly consumed 49 wild edible fruit species belonging to 27 families. Zingiberaceae and Moraceae were two families with the highest number of wild edible fruit species mentioned by the respondents. All the fruits were consumed raw as fresh fruits, and some were known as ingredients for traditional medicine to treat minor health complaints. The community discussed the use of wild edible fruits with a review of the nutritional content based on relevant references. Results showed that the community used wild edible fruits for daily nutritional needs, not for sale. Both older and younger generations shared knowledge about the diversity of wild edible fruit plants and were closely related to local traditions kept within the frame of local wisdom. This knowledge, supported by local wisdom held by the community, is important to maintain the sustainability of fruit plant diversity and its conservation.
... A total of 226 fruit tree species have been identified in Indonesia, with 148 (65%) found in Sumatra and more than 70% growing wild in Sumatra's tropical forests (Uji 2007). Furthermore, Harianja et al. (2021) recorded 29 species of wild fruit plants in the North Tapanuli forest in North Sumatra Province, 67 species in Bukit Rimbang-Bukit Baling, Riau Province , and 73 species in Bengkulu Province (Suwardi et al. 2023a), and 129 species in Aceh Province ). This condition suggests that intensive exploration activities may increase the number of wild fruit plant species recorded. ...
Sumatra Island is recognized as the distribution center of tropical fruit species in Indonesia. However, increased human activity threatens the existence of edible wild fruit plants in nature. The study aims to assess the diversity and regional conservation status of wild edible fruit plant species in Sumatra, Indonesia. The study was conducted in four provinces: West Sumatra, Riau, Jambi, and Bengkulu. For the sampling, a modified line transect method was used. A total of 331 wild edible fruit plant species at four studied sites in Sumatra consisted of 73 families. The highest number of fruit plant species was recorded in West Sumatra Province, i.e., 176 species, followed by Jambi (172 species), Riau (121 species), and Bengkulu (76 species). The diversity of wild edible fruit plant species was higher in West Sumatra Province (3.85) but lower in Riau Province (3.25). Artocarpus integer (Thunb.) Merr., Baccaurea lanceolata (Miq.) Müll.Arg., Baccaurea macrocarpa (Miq.) Müll.Arg., Baccaurea polyneura Hook.f., Garcinia atroviridis Griff. ex T.Anderson, Garcinia xanthochymus Hook.fil. ex J.Anderson, Mangifera foetida Lour., Mangifera laurina Blume, Mangifera odorata Griff., and Pometia pinnata J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. were the most frequently recorded wild fruit plant species in all of the study area. However, 74 wild edible fruit plant species were recorded only in West Sumatra, 45 in Riau, 79 in Jambi, and 9 in Bengkulu. Among the 331 wild edible fruit species in the present study, 1 taxon was classified as endangered (0.30%), 9 taxa (2.72%) as vulnerable, 11 taxa (3.32%) as near threatened, and 139 taxa (41.99%) as least concern, and 171 taxa (51.67%) as Data Deficient.
... Based on the prior explanation, S. bracteosa reproductive stages in CBG are indicated to occur throughout the year. It has also been supported by some previous studies [27,28]. The reproductive development of S. bracteosa in the natural habitat also appears throughout the year. ...
Agathis borneensis , Castanopsis argentea , Diospyros celebica , Merrillia caloxylon , and Saurauia bracteosa are some threatened species, which have been planted in Cibodas Botanic Gardens as a garden collection. As part of the plant conservation program, their vegetative and reproductive phenology knowledge is crucial to understand when to harvest the seeds used for further propagation and restoration. The study aimed to investigate the phenology phases of these species as well as the impact of microclimates. The study used a descriptive-quantitative analysis based on the records of the exploratory-inventory observation of flowering and fruiting phase data and microclimate circumstances in 2018. Except for precipitation, the data revealed that CBG’s microclimate was considerably less diversified. The results also described that A. borneensis has flowering and fruiting almost throughout the year. C. argentea flowers at the end of the year and then develop into fruit at the beginning of the next subsequent year. D. celebica is also a low-intensity flowering plant that bears fruit almost all year. S. bracteosa has a long period of flowering from May to the end of the year. And then it started to develop into fruits from July to the end of the year and continued to January of the following year. Unfortunately, M. caloxylon is not shown a reproductive stage throughout the year. According to the findings, reproductive phases prominently occur early and at the end of the year, along with the rainy season. It also implied the appropriate time for seed harvesting conducted during these periods.
