丹社群馬遠部落布農族人（Bunun），過去聚落分布在中央山脈西側的丹大溪流域海拔約1,500公尺山區，在1933年日本政府集團移駐的政策下，聚落被遷移到中央山脈東部花蓮縣萬榮鄉海拔約900公尺的山區。之後，於1951年更被遷移至海拔僅約200公尺的花東縱谷，加上劇烈的政治、經濟、社會變遷，傳統山林文化難以傳承。因此，本研究以實地參與並觀察部落事物與祭典的方法外，也利用半結構性訪談等田野調查方法，整理出部落耆老對於植物之利用與在地生活經驗。研究結果共記錄保存丹社群植物用途及語彙約235種，包括食用、衣飾、建築、薪柴、工具、保健巫醫、象徵性、宗教祭儀等植物文化，期能充分運用於布農族傳統植物、在地知識與文化傳承的永續發展。

The Bunun tribe belonging to the Taki-Vatan groups' Bahwan tribe, was used to settled in the Vatan valley Dasi which was on the west side of the Central Mountains with the altitude of roughly 1500 meters. In 1933 due to the Japanese government' resettlement policy, this group was forced to move down to the altitude of 900 meters on the east side of the Central Mountains, an area in Hualian called Wanrung. Later, in 1951 it was again pushed down to the altitude of 200 meters in the East Rift Valley. Additionally, other factors such as the political, economic and social changes have made and preserve the traditional cultures indigenous knowledge at risk. Thus, this study aims to record such dying knowledge by adopting the participatory observation methods and semi-structured interviews, such as involving with tribal events and ceremonies. The results of this study have documented 235 descriptions for the plant and its usages of the Vatan groups, ranging from food, clothing, architectures, firewood, tools, health and shamans, to symbolic, religious and ceremonial descriptions of the plant cultures. At the end, this study also provide suggestions for the sustainable use of Bunun plants and its cultural heritage.