| Summary: | The potential of merchantable timber and firewood of teak (fectona grandis) in Desa Natah community
forests was estimated by developing allometric equations method. To establish the allometric equations 350 sample trees were measured to determine the relationships between tree height (H) and diameter breast height (D). Thirty trees of various sizes were cut to measure the merchantable timber andfirewood volume. The raw merchantable timber volume of teak in the community forests was defined as the ligneous material contained in the bole and branches which both with a diameter of at least 10 em. The results showed that D (taken at about 1.3 m above the ground) was a good predictor ofH with r2 over 0.9672. When D was combined with H, r2 was improved somewhat for the merchantable timber volume, suggesting the growth patterns of tree dimensions were closely interdependent. A standing stock of the merchantable timber and firewood volume of teak in the community forests was then estimated based on the allometric relations. Proportions of the merchantable timber and firewood volum~ were 66.91 % and 33.09 % of total wood volume per tree, respectively. The potential of merchantable timber and firewood volume in these community forests were 13.501 m3/ha and 8.686 m3/ha, respectively, with a basal area of 1.887 m2/ha. Based on the basal area, Desa Natah community
forests of teak could be classified into extremely sparse of stands category.
Keywords: merchantable timber, firewood, teak (fectona grandis), community forests - allometric method
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