Ethnobotany of food, medicinal, construction and household utilities producing plants in Cikaniki, Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, Indonesia

The community living around the Cikaniki Area of Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (CA-GHSNP) uses various plants to fulfill their needs. Their habits are related to indigenous knowledge of using plants as food, medicine, construction, and household utilities, which dynamic societal changes have not displaced. This study aimed to inventory and update potential plants used as food, medicine, construction, and household utilities by local communities in the Cikaniki area, and measure and analyze their cultural and ethnobotanical value. This study objected to five hamlets in the Cikaniki at Malasari Village, Nanggung District, Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The quantitative analysis was calculated based on the Informant Consensus Factor, Fidelity Level, and Use Value. We analyzed the qualitative data based on the data collection through observation, interviews, and documentation from informants and respondents in five hamlets. The study recorded 199 plant species from 75 families used by the community of CA-GHSNP. The most utilized species in Cikaniki were Staurogyne elongata, Caryota mitis, Blumea balsamifera, Castanopsis argentea, Pilea melastomoides, and Piper betle. There are 72 species of plants used as food, 122 species for medicinal purposes, and 50 species of plants used for construction and household utilities. The potential plant species in the CA-GHSNP, their utilization categories, and recommendation for conservation strategy are discussed.