Dwiki Prasetiya, Ishadiyanto Salim, Tien Aminatun
This study documented macrofungal diversity across three forest tracks—Turgo, Bingungan, and Tritis—within Turgo National Park, located on the slopes of Mount Merapi, Indonesia in 2017. A total of 133 macrofungal specimens were col-lected, with species richness varying by site: 48 species in Turgo Forest, 38 in Bingungan, and 52 in Tritis. Diversity, assessed via the Shannon-Weiner index, ranged from 2.01 in Turgo to 2.521 in Tritis, indicating moderate to high ecologi-cal diversity. Sørensen similarity indices revealed minimal overlap between forest communities (<0.1), suggesting high habitat specificity. Morphogroup analysis identified agarics as the dominant type, with ecological importance values peaking at 274 % in Turgo Forest. Other morphogroups, including jelly, polypores, club, and cup fungi, varied in presence and abundance among sites. Vegetation composi-tion appeared to influence fungal distribution, with Bingungan Forest showing the highest plant diversity but lower fungal diversity than the coniferous forest in Tritis. A total of 26 macrofungi were identified as edible, inedible, or medicinal, in-cluding a prominent local edible species, Auricularia delicata, and a wild Cordyceps specimen associated with an insect host. These findings highlight the ecological distinctiveness of each site and the potential nutritional, medicinal, and conserva-tion value of macrofungi in tropical volcanic forests. Copyright: © 2026, J. Tropical Biodiversity Biotechnology (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Plant Systematics Laboratory, Department of Life Science, Daegu University, 201, Daegudae-ro, Jillyang-eup, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Gyeongsan-si, 38453, South Korea; Department of Agricultural Socio-Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University, Caturtunggal, Kapanewon, Depok, Kabupaten Sleman, Bulaksumur, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia; Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Yogyakarta State University, Jl. Colombo No.1, Karang Malang, Caturtunggal, Kec. Depok, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia
