Morphological Variation And Species Distribution Of Baccaurea Dulcis (Jack) Müll. Arg. In West Java, Indonesia

On the other hand, very few studies have been carried out of this species. The objective of this study was to estimate population distribution and ecology of Baccaurea dulcis in West Java, characterize plant morphological characters and correlate plant habitat of B. dulcis and the plant and fruit.

In West Java B. dulcis is only distributed in the sub district Taman Sari of Bogor and sub district Cijeruk of Sukabumi. Even though the species in West Java has a restricted distribution, its morphological characters is quite varied, including size and nature of tree; color and texture of the bark; size and shape of leaves and fruits; color of fruit peel and pulp; and the size, shape and color of seeds. The species grow well in the low land (250 m - 610 m above sea level) of tropical region at neutral soil pH of regosol or latosol soil type and smooth rather coarse soil texture at land slope from 0 persen until 45 persen.