Jurnal Biologi Tropis
Vol. 23 No. 4 (2023): October - December

Diversity of Canna on Enggano Island, Bengkulu Province

Evelyne Riandini (Universitas Bengkulu)
Eki Susanto (Universitas Riau)
Nur Fitria Febrianti (Universitas Bengkulu)

Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2023

Abstract

Cannaceae is only genus Canna. The origin of Canna was South America, it dispersed and cultivated in tropical areas of the world. The diversity of Canna particularly in Enggano Island is not known well. This research was to provide the update information of Canna in Enggano Island. The study used exploration method. The result of research was found 1 species of Canna indica L. and 3 variation cultivar Canna hybrida (‘Yellow King Humbert’, ‘Fire Red’, and ‘Ra’). C. indica L. and C. hybrida have differences in terms of utilization. C. indica L. was utilized as food plant. Peoples utilized rhizome of C. indica L. as food alternative. C. hybrida was utilized as ornamental plant. C. hybrida known as ornamental plant due to their flower colors.

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Jurnal Biologi Tropis
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Abbrev

JBT

Publisher

Universitas Mataram

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Immunology & microbiology

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Jurnal Biologi Tropis (ISSN Cetak 1411-9587 dan ISSN Online 2549-7863) diterbitkan mulai tahun 2000 dengan frekuensi 2 kali setahun oleh Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi PMIPA FKIP Universitas Mataram, berisi hasil penelitian dan ulasan Ilmiah dalam bidang Biologi ...