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Journal : Bioscientist : Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi

Etnobotani Tanaman Pangan dari Masyarakat Desa Mekar Pelita Kecamatan Sayan Kabupaten Melawi Kiki Firdawati; Syamswisna Syamswisna; Hayatul Fajri
Bioscientist : Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Vol 9, No 2 (2021): December
Publisher : Department of Biology Education, FSTT, Mandalika University of Education, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33394/bioscientist.v9i2.4206

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Vegetable food is very important for the sustainability of human life. Various types of plants from Mekar Pelita Village in Melawi Regency, West Kalimantan Province, are used as food sources. This study aims to determine the types of plants used as food sources for the community in Mekar Pelita Village, Melawi Regency, West Kalimantan Province. Data collection techniques used interviews, observations (observations), and plant identification. The source of the informant was determined by purposive sampling technique. Based on the results of the study, it was found that 66 species of plants from 39 families were used as food sources by the people of Mekar Pelita Village. These plants are consumed as vegetables, cooking spices, snacks, the main carbohydrate source (rice), or consumed directly. Furthermore, the residents of Mekar Pelita Village have three types of typical plants that are used as food additives. Czechuk leaves (Sapindaceae) are used as a flavor enhancer, because they give a taste like shrimp paste, Kesopang leaves (Piperaceae) are used as food seasoning, and Kerutau (Morus sp.) are used to give a sweet taste (sugar substitute). Another distinctive species found in Mekar Pelita Village is Kelopuk. Kelopuk leaves (Malvaceae) are consumed by nursing mothers to improve the quality of breast milk.
Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Obat Tradisional Masyarakat Desa Semata Kecamatan Tangaran Kabupaten Sambas Annisa Nur Ramdhayani; Syamswisna Syamswisna; Hayatul Fajri
Bioscientist : Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Vol 11, No 1 (2023): June
Publisher : Department of Biology Education, FSTT, Mandalika University of Education, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33394/bioscientist.v11i1.7286

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Information about plants used as traditional medicines is passed orally from generation to generation. Semata Village is one of the villages that still use plants in the process of traditional medicine. As the age grows, it is feared that public knowledge of plants as the basis for traditional medicine will decrease. Written documentation is necessary to be done by conducting ethnobotanical studies of medicinal plants. This study aimed to determine the types of plants used as the source of medicine by the community in Semata Village. The research was conducted using the descriptive method through interviews, observation, and identification of plants as the data collection techniques. The information was obtained from 43 informants consisting of shamans, massage therapists, and the community of Semata Village. The community of Semata Village used 60 species from 37 plant families that are believed to treat 44 types of disease symptoms. The dominant part of plants used is the leaves, while the plants that are often used come from the Zingiberaceae family. Kunyik Itam is the typical plant of Semata Village that is starting difficult to obtain. Rhizome of Kunyik Itam  is used as medicine for asthma, cancer, and itching.
Inventarisasi Varietas Tanaman Puring (Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss.) di Desa Jeruju Besar Kecamatan Sungai Kakap Kabupaten Kubu Raya Mas Akhbar Faturrahman; Azfa Fadhilah; Nufitasari Nufitasari; Inne Aqmarina Filza; Hayatul Fajri
Bioscientist : Jurnal Ilmiah Biologi Vol 11, No 2 (2023): December
Publisher : Department of Biology Education, FSTT, Mandalika University of Education, Indonesia.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33394/bioscientist.v11i2.9425

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Indonesia is a country that has high biodiversity. One of Indonesia's biodiversity plants is the croton plant (Codiaeum variegatum (L.) Rumph. ex A. Juss.). The Croton plant is one of the plants used by the general public as an ornamental plant because of the various shapes and colors of its leaves. This research aims to carry out an inventory of various varieties of croton plants in Jeruju Besar Village, Sungai Kakap District, Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan Province. This research is a qualitative descriptive study with stages including taking samples of croton plants followed by identifying and providing descriptions of croton plants. The results of the research show that there are 24 varieties of croton based on the leaves color and shape, namely ‘Daylight’, ‘Mentimun’, ‘Gold Star’, ‘Burgundy’, ‘Bor Merah’, ‘Batik Mini’, ‘Mentega’, ‘Kecapi’, ‘Trisula’, ‘Tiger’, ‘Spaghetti Three-Color’, ‘Kura Lokal Variegata’, ‘Emping’, ‘Koi’, ‘Manik Maya’, ‘Jazzy Hybrid’, ‘Lele Kirmizi’, ‘Holland’, ‘Kura Batu’, ‘Jumbo Jet’, ‘Adreanum’, ‘Keris’, ‘Jet Amerika’, and ‘Kelabang’.