THE POTENCY OF SIBOLANGIT RECREATION FOREST AS LEARNING RESOURCE FOR PLANT ECOLOGY INSTRUCTION

Plant ecology is one the subject matter of many subject matters that be taught for biology student at the university, including at the biology department of State University of Medan. It is hoped, through out that subject matter the student has competency to comprehend diversity and abundance of plant in nature. For this purpose, plant ecology instruction must be done by using of learning resource that be found nature. One of learning resource is Sibolangit recreation forest. In this paper, it is discussed and presented the research result the potency of Sibolangit recreation forest as learning resource for plant ecology instruction. Research result showed, there was 71 species of flora that belong to 48 family that can be used as learning resource for plant ecology instruction. Pterocarpus indicus, Bauhinia purpurea and Samanea saman were dominant species. The plant which has specific and giant flower, namely Amorphophallus titanicum Becc can also be found in that recreation forest.