Identification of ground cover which are potential as ornamental plants in the teaching forest of Hasanuddin University

Understorey vegetation is community of plants that consisting of shrubs, herbs, ferns, grasses and creeping plants. This research aimed to determine the species of ground plants which were potential as ornamental plants in the Teaching Forest of Hasanuddin University. This research was expected to provide information of some species of ground plants that are potentially developed as ornamental plants and become a reference for the community and related parties for development in the economic sector and the development of a green environment forward. Data retrieval was done by using crown diameter method to measure the width of ground plants cover closure. After the observation and scoring were done, the next step was to identify the species which are potentially as ornamental plants. Based on observation from 10 paths spread over four forest type in Hasanuddin University Educational Forest, 139 ground plants species were found. After those species were scored, 62 species that could be used as ornamental plants, five of those species were classified as very potential with value of 70, named Hoya carnosa, Cissus discolor, Coleus sp., Drocera burmanii and Amorphopalus paeoniifolius, while 52 others included into potential category with value range from 35 to 65.