STUDI ETNOBOTANI MASYARAKAT SUBETNIS BATAK TOBA DI DESA PEADUNGDUNG, SUMATERA UTARA, INDONESIA
Abstract: Peadungdung is one
of the villages in Indonesia that suffered land forest transforming. Land
forest transforming increasing the risk of losing native plant knowledge among
community. This risk is difficult to assess because rarely documented.
Therefore, ethnobotany approach is needed to document local knowledge about the
use of native plants in their environment.Data were collected by interview,
direct observation, and inventory. Interview were conducted by 4 key informants
and 30 informants. Determination of the informants conducted by purposive
sampling technique. A total 163 useful plant species belonging to 66 families
were identified and reported. The highest number of plant were used for
medicine (92 species), food (71 species), firewood (25 species), Symbol (23
species), local technology (18 species), livestock fodder (18 species), rope
(15 species), art (11 species), and revenue (11 species).
Penulis: Ria Anggraeni
Kode Jurnal: jpbiologidd160205
