The Bentong people lives in the village of Bulo-Bulo, Barru Regency, South Sulawesi. About 50 years ago, the community still lived a nomadic life, but today the community has settled. Knowledge about the use of plants as food ingredients by the people of the Bentong Tribe has not been recorded. This study aims to record and describe the utilization of food plant species of the Bentong tribe. Data collection through informant interviews, observations, and collection of herbarium specimens to be identified. Data were analyzed descriptively by examining plant species used as food ingredients and quantitative analysis using the index of cultural importance. The Bentong tribe uses 70 plant species as food ingredients including: 1) as a staple food consisting of 4 types namely 'kenrang' fruit (Ficus racemosa) and 'sikapa' tubers (Dioscorea hispida) when they were still nomadic and rice plants (Oryza sativa) and corn (Zea mays) after settling; 2) as a vegetable 34 species; 3) as a fruits 33 species; and 4) as a drink 5 species. ICS analysis results showed that the species that had the highest cultural importance index value were rice (100) followed by lontar (83), banana (78), coconut (48) and sugar palm (44).
ABSTRAKMasyarakat Suku Bentong hidup di Desa Bulo-Bulo, Kabupaten Barru Sulawesi Selatan. Sekitar 50 tahun yang lalu, masyarakat tersebut masih hidup nomaden, namun saat ini masyarakat tersebut telah hidup menetap. Pengetahuan tentang pemanfaatan tumbuhan sebagai bahan pangan oleh masyarakat Suku Bentong belum tercatat. Penelitian ini bertujuan mendata dan menguraikan pemanfaatan spesies tumbuhan bahan pangan masyarakat Suku Bentong. Pengumpulan data melalui wawancara informan, observasi, dan pengambilan spesimen herbarium untuk diidentifikasi. Data dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan mengkaji spesies tumbuhan yang digunakan sebagai bahan pangan serta analisis secara kuantitatif menggunakan persamaan indeks kepentingan budaya. Masyarakat Suku bentong menggunakan 70 spesies tumbuhan sebagai bahan pangan meliputi: 1) sebagai makanan pokok terdiri dari 4 jenis yaitu buah 'kenrang' (Ficus racemosa) dan umbi 'sikapa' (Dioscorea hispida) pada saat masih nomaden serta tanaman padi (Oryza sativa) dan jagung (Zea mays) setelah tinggal menetap; 2) sebagai sayuran 34 spesies; 3) sebagai buah-buahan 33 spesies; dan 4) sebagai minuman 5 spesies. Hasil analisis ICS menunjukkan spesies yang memiliki nilai indeks kepentingan budaya tertinggi adalah tanaman padi (100) diikuti oleh lontar (83), pisang (78), kelapa (48) dan aren (44).
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