Stasiun Penelitian Way Canguk, Taman Nasional Bukit Barisan Selatan merupakan kawasan hutan tropis dataran rendah yang berada di bagian selatan Pulau Sumatera. Sejumlah penelitian yang telah dilakukan di kawasan tersebut belum banyak mengeksplorasi keragaman tumbuhan termasuk tumbuhan paku dan likofit. Tujuan penelitian yang telah dilakukan adalah mengetahui dan menjelaskan keragaman tumbuhan paku dan likofit di stasiun penelitian Way Canguk. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode jelajah bebas. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Stasiun Penelitian Way Canguk memiliki 60 jenis tumbuhan paku dan 4 jenis likofit. Keragaman tersebut didominasi oleh suku Polypodiaceae dan Pteridaceae. Kunci identifikasi dan deskripsi jenis disajikan.

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Way Canguk Research Station, Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBSNP), is a lowland tropical forest lies in southtern part of Sumatra. There were few botanical research conducted in this area, which includes research on diversity of ferns and lycophytes. This research was conducted to describe diversity of ferns and lycophytes in Way Canguk Research Station. Specimens were collected from several accessible location. Sixty species of ferns and four species of lycophytes have been recorded during this research. Most of the specimens were dominated by species of Polypodiaceae and Pteridaceae. Identification key to species and species description are provided.