Wan Abdul Rachman Forest Park (Tahura WAR) is an area to maintain nutrient cycling and a center for preservation of biodiversity in Lampung Province, one part of its management is a collection block that functions t o conserve plants, including lianas. Therefore, this study aims to determine the type of liana, the type of support for the liana and the form of association between the liana plant and its supports. The research was conducted with a systematic double plot survey method with a sampling intensity of 2%. The data obtained were analyzed the level of association using the Ochiai Index (OI). The results showed that there were 5 types of lianas in the collection block, namely Piper nigrum, Piper betle, Vanilla planifolia, Passiflora edulis, and Mikania micrantha. Furthermore, 15 types of lianas were found, namely, Ceiba petandra, Theobroma cacao, Durio zibethinus, Hevea brasiliensis, Gnetum gnemon, Persea americana, Pithecellobium lobatum, Gliricidia sepium, Dalbergia latifolia, Naphelium lappiosa, Aleurites moluccana, Cocos speciosa, and nucifera and Intsia palembanica. The real associations in the research location between lianas and their supporting plants were durian and pepper, durian with betel, rubber with sembung, tangkil and sembung, jengkol with pepper, and sonokeling with passion fruit.
Piper nigrum, Piper betle and Gnetum gnemon- Natural Food Sourcewith Anti-Quorum Sensing Properties
