Distribution of Mushrooms in the Resort Cikaniki at Mount Halimun Salak National Park

Abstract

Mount Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) is one of the conservation areas in West Java. One of the areas in TNGHS is Cikaniki Resort which has various mushrooms. Mushroom is one of the potential biodiversity that has been developed for various purposes such as food, medicine and others. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of mushroom and the distribution of mushroom in the cikaniki resort of Mount Halimun Salak National Park. The method was line transect. The results of this study were that there were 50 types of mushrooms, 35 mushrooms known to the name of the species and 15 unknown names of mushroom which distribution to an altitude of 1638 masl. Mushrooms were used as food producers such as, Agaricus bisporus, Auricularia polytricha, Agarics, Auricularia delicate, and Tramella fuciformis. Mushrooms were used as medicines such as Ganoderma applanatum, Laetiporus sp., And Phellinus linteus.