SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SUGAR PALM (ARENGA PINNATA MERR.) IN

The sustainability benefits of sugar palm in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (GHSNP) are need to be supported by sugar palm potential data. In order to do that, spatial distribution survey, habitat suitability, various benefits to the society and palm sugar regeneration level are needed to be identified. Palm sugar regeneration was examined by quantitative parameters such as density and frequency while PCA analysis was done to measure sugar palm habitat suitability model. This research was conducted at Gunung Bedil Resort, GHSNP. The results show sugar palm could be found in areas with elevation criteria is between 500-1000 above sea level, slope is about 15% to 25%, NDVI ranging from 0,32 to 0,42, and distance of the location to river is ≤ 200 meters. The result of habitat suitability model shows . Gunung Bedil Resort has high habitat suitability that shown in the validation result. However, the regeneration level was low due to the high utilization by society