Keanekaragaman Tumbuhan Bermanfaat Di Pekarangan oleh Etnis Sunda Di Desa Sindang Jaya Kabupaten Cianjur Jawa Barat

The Sundanese have been long used the home garden as a source of food, medicines, and construction materials. This study aims to document the plants diversity and its utilization in the Sindang Jaya Village, Disstict Cianjur, West Java. The research method was con-ducted by ethnobotany approach through surveys and interview. The data obtained were analyzed qualitatively by using descriptive statistics. This study found 100 species of the useful plants belong-ing 88 genera and 46 families in the yard in the Sindang Jaya home garden. The plants in the home garden uses as an ornamental (46 species), fruit (18 species), vegetable (14 species), and traditional medicine (species). The mangkokan (Polyschias scutellaria) and kedondong pagar (Polyscias fruticosa) are potential to be devel-oped as the living fence as well as function as a source of food or vegetables. The Dioscorea hispida in home garden is one of the ef-forts of local communities to conserve wild plants. Plant in the home garden and local knowledge can be used for the teaching ma-terials and conservation of plants as well as culture. Keywords: Disocorea hispida, Polyschias scutellaria, Polyscias fru-ticos