Tumbuhan paku merupakan tumbuhan kormus berspora, dan beberapa jenis tumbuh di Kawasan desa sempayang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui jenis-jenis tumbuhan paku yang tumbuh di sekitar hutan desa sempayang dan di manfaatkan oleh masyarakat setempat. Penelitian ini dilakukan secara kualitatif dengan survey dengan teknik wawancara. Survey dilakukan untuk mengidentifikasi jenis tumbuhan paku. Wawancara dilakukan untuk memperoleh informasi mengenai pemanfaatan tumbuhan paku. Penelitian dilakukan di desa sempayang kecamatan malinau barat pada bulan September – November 2022. Berdasarkan hasil identifikasi tumbuhan paku ditemukan di sekitar Desa Sempayang sekitar 12 spesies tumbuhan paku, yaitu Asplenium nidus, Diplazium asperum, Deparia petersenii, Polypodium sp, Drynaria quicifolia, Sphenomeris sp, Nephrolepis hirsutula, Lyggodium circinatum, Dicranopteris linearis, Blechnum oriental, Adiantum latifolium, Lygodium microphyluum. Masyarakat sekitar desa sempayang memanfaatkan potensi tumbuhan paku, sebagai sayuran,tanaman hias, dan obat tradisonal.

Kata kunci: Desa Sempayang, Potensi, Tumbuhan Paku

Ferns are corms plants with spores and several types of them grow in the Sempayang village area. This research aimed at determining the types of ferns which grew around Sempayang village forest and were utilized by the local community. This research was conducted qualitatively with a survey using the interview technique. The survey was conducted to identify the types of ferns Interviews were conducted to obtain information concerning the use of ferns. The research was conducted in Sempayang Village of Malinau Barat Sub-district in September-November 2022. The results of the identification of ferns found around Sempayang village consisted of 12 species of ferns, namely Asplenium nidus, Diplazium asperum, Deparia petersen, Polypodium sp, Drynaria quicifolia, Sphenomeris sp, Nephrolepis hirsutula, Lyggodium circinatum, Dicranopteris linearis, Blechnum oriental, Adiantum latifolium, and Lygodium microphylum The community in Sempayang village utilized the potential of ferns as vegetables, ornamental plants, and traditional medicine. Keywords: Sempayang Village, Potential, Ferns