Species Composition and Characteristics of Agroforestry in Ambon Island, Indonesia: Comparison of Plots at Different Distance from the Village

Indigenous agroforestry systems called dusung has been practiced for a long time in Maluku Province, Indonesia. In the dusung, spice, fruit, palm, and crops are cultivated. Even though the dusung is socio-economically very important, detailed agricultural practices, including crop selection, planting, and management, especially on multiple tree crops have not been well studied. Therefore, we selected one household possessing four plots of dusung in Allang Village, West Leihitu District, Central Maluku Regency and explored species composition patterns. 1,079 trees (40 species in 22 families) were recorded in the four plots. Mayang, gayang, duku, and langsa were found in all plots, indicating that they are likely to distribute widely in this area. Pala and cengkeh distributed in all four plots except the Wailulung plot, while pule, kanari, klapa, duriang, ganemu, and lenggua distributed in all plots except the Wetita plot. These may be due not only to natural environmental factors but also to intentional cultivation management by the surveyed household.