Comparison of diversity and distribution of Zingiberaceae at Lata Janggut and Lata Renyuk, Jeli, Kelantan

This study focused on diversity and distribution of Zingiberaceae at Lata Janggut and Lata Renyuk, Jeli, Kelantan as there is still lack of information about ginger diversity here. Method used to do the sampling is random sampling. A random different trails of 500 meter were chosen each day and the Zingiberaceae plant found was tagged using Garmin GPS 64s. A total of six species comprise of four genera of Zingiberaceae were identified in this study. At Lata Janggut, species that was found includes Alpinia javanica (three individuals), Etlingera elatior (two individuals), Etlingera punicea (38 individuals) and Curcuma longa (one individuals). At Lata Renyuk, species that was found are Alpinia galanga (four individuals), Etlingera megalocheilos (nine individuals), Alpinia javanica (two individuals), Etlingera elatior (18 individuals), Etlingera punicea (65 individuals). Based on the Shannon Wiener diversity index, it is shown that both places have a different diversity index. H’ value for Lata Janggut is 0.53623 and Lata Renyuk is 1.01284. This clearly shows that Lata Renyuk has a slightly higher diversity compare to Lata Janggut. The diversity of Zingiberaceae at both areas may differ from time to time as these places is a recreational area. It is recommended to increase the day of sampling for the next study to get more and accurate data.