Gunung Tilu is one of the lowland mountains in Kuningan Regency, West Java. The abundant potential for flora and fauna makes the Gunung Tilu area a source of utilization for local communities. The utilization of medicinal plants has been going on for a long time for personal use or sale. One of the most widely used plants by the community is rapet wood (Parameria laevigata). The purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of habitat with environmental conditions in the Gunung Tilu Forest Area. The method used was the cruising method. Environmental factors measured are temperature, humidity, light intensity, and soil pH. The tools used included GPS, thermometer, altimeter, measuring tape, mine, cleaver, tally sheet, pen, camera, and notebook. Data analysis used is quantitative descriptive. Based on the results in the field, 103 individuals were obtained from 18 rapet wood plant plots. Characteristics of rapet wood habitat in Gunung Tilu forest, growing at temperatures ranging from 25-280C with an average value of 260C and soil pH between 6.01 - 7.29 with an average value of 7, sunlight intensity between 121-987 with an average of 473 while humidity between 81-91% with an average of 94%. The rapet wood plants found were creeping on several tree species including Jelutung (Dyera costulata), Jati (Tectona grandis), and Dahu (Dracontomelon dao).
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