Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menjawab tiga pertanyaan terkait tumbuhan bawah hutan rawa gambut Desa Tengku Dacing. Pertama, apa sajakah jenis tumbuhan bawah yang berpotensi penting bagi pertanian di hutan rawa gambut Desa Tengku Dacing? Kedua, apa sajakah manfaat serta potensi yang dimiliki oleh tumbuhan bawah yang berpotensi penting bagi pertanian di hutan rawa gambut Desa Tengku Dacing? Ketiga, bagaimana sebaran dari tumbuhan bawah yang berpotensi penting bagi pertanian di hutan rawa gambut Desa Tengku Dacing? Metode penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif kuantitatif dan deskriptif kualitatif. Metode deskriptif kuantitatif dilakukan dengan menganalisis data yang telah didapatkan menggunakan rumus analisis data dari Indriyanto tahun 2017. Sedangkan metode deskripsi kualitatif dilakukan dengan melakukan analisis bersama ahli pengenal jenis tumbuhan serta penelitian pustaka untuk mengetahui jenis serta potensi dari tumbuhan bawah yang berhasil didata. Dengan adanya penelitian ini maka diharapkan masyarakat bisa lebih mengetahui nilai penting dari setiap tumbuhan bawah yang ada, baik pemanfaatan sebagai tanaman obat, tanaman hias, ataupun sebagai bahan dasar pembuatan kerajinan tangan. Hasil dari penelitian ini, penulis menyimpulkan bahwa : pertama, terdapat 28 jenis tumbuhan bawah di hutan rawa gambut Desa Tengku Dacing. Kedua, terdapat 15 jenis tumbuhan yang berpotensi sebagai tumbuhan obat, terdapat 6 jenis tumbuhan yang berpotensi sebagai tanaman hias serta beberapa tumbuhan yang berpotensi sebagai bahan dasar kerajinan (tikar). Ketiga, keanekaragaman jenis tumbuhan bawah di hutan rawa gambut Desa Tengku Dacing tidak terlalu tinggi. Keempat, tumbuhan bawah yang mendominasi hutan rawa gambut Desa Tengku Dacing adalah Carex cryptostachys. Kelima, pola sebaran tumbuhan di hutan rawa gambut Desa Tengku Dacing adalah berkelompok.
Kata Kunci: Desa Tengku Dacing, Hutan Rawa Gambut, Tumbuhan Bawah

This study aimed to answer three questions related to lower plants in the peat swamp forest of Tengku Dacing Village. First, what types of lower plants are potentially important for agriculture in the peat swamp forest of Tengku Dacing Village? Second, what are the benefits and potentials of lower plants that are potentially important for agriculture in the peat swamp forest of Tengku Dacing Village? Third, how is the distribution of lower plants that are potentially important for agriculture in the peat swamp forest of Tengku Dacing Village? This study used quantitative descriptive and qualitative descriptive methods. The quantitative descriptive method was done by analyzing the collected data using data analysis formula of Indriyanto (2017). Meanwhile,the qualitative descriptive method was done by doing joint analysis with plant type experts and literature research to find out the types and potentials of lower plants that were successfully recorder. With this research, it was hoped that the public can know more about the important value of each lower plant, wether it was use as a medicinal plant, ornamental plant, or as a basic material for making handicrafts. Results of the study showed that first, there were 28 types of lower plants in the peat swamp forest of Tengku Dacing Village. Second, there were 15 types of plants that had the potential to be medicinal plants, 6 types of plants had the potential to be ornamental plants and some plants had the potential to be the basic material of crafts (mats). Third, the diversity of lower plant species in the peat swamp forest of Tengku Dacing Village was not too high. Fourth, the lower plant that dominated the peat swamp forest of Tengku Dacing Village was Carex cryptostachys. Fifth, the pettern of plant distribution in the peat swamp forest of Tengku Dacing Village was in groups. Keywords: Tengku Dacing Village, Peat Swamp Forest, Lower Plants