Biological resources around neighborhood play important roles in the cultural development of the surrounding communities, including the use of plants. Wati (kava, Piper methysticum) is one of the species that has long been used as a traditional medicine and cultivated by Marind tribal community in the lowlands of Merauke, Papua. The aim of this study is to examine the use and domestication of wati plant by Marind tribe in Papua. Results of the study showed that wati plant has long been used by the Marind tribal community as a medicinal plant with high customary value. Each customary event includes wati plant as a complementary requirement for legitimate activities by the Marind tribe. It is the importance of customary values that led the domestication of wati plant done since 60 years ago on a small scale to eventually develop into plant called as "the Marind people's gold". Results of the observation showed that 93.8% of the Marind people have largely recognized wati plant, while 53.3% of the immigrant communities from outside the area recognized it, but only 33.3% knew about its utilization. Although not all indigenous elders cultivate it, they recognize, utilize, and understand the rules of using wati plant in traditional events and as traditional medicine. As traditional medicine, the parts used by Marind people use root (100.0%), stem (96.6%), and leaves (89.7%). For customary events, the most important parts are the whole plant (100.0%), stem (100.0%), leaves (98.3%) and roots (93.1%). Their children even recognize it and know its benefits, but most of them 31.25% only utilize it but are prohibited from participating in its preparation (0.0%). The domestication of this plant is quite unique because it is closed to the public and is still done by a conventional method.
A research about nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) and trees identification was conducted at different vegetation type at Cikaniki, Halimun-Salak National Park, West Java. Plot quadrate methods (20 x 50 m) was used to analyze trees vegetation and Kjeldahl methods was used to analyze leaf nitrogen. The width and length of the leaf was also measured to obtain the leaf surface area. The result showed that there are 61 individual trees which consisted of 24 species was identified. The species which have 5 highest important value are Altingia excelsa
Food sources around the world depend on the local availability in nature. In Indonesia, one of the naturally and locally available food sources is sago, which is processed into various traditional foods to meet the community’s daily needs. Aside from fulfilling the demand for food, sago is also culturally valuable. This study examines sago processing into traditional cuisines in the southern part of Papua, Indonesia, with data collected through a survey. The results show that the indigenous Marind Anim people process sago into different traditional foods: papeda, roasted sago or sago plates, and sago sep. Sago sep is a traditional food of the Marind Anim tribe commonly found in the lowland areas of Merauke. Meanwhile, Papeda and sago plates are influenced by the migrant community consisting of the northern Papuan and Maollucan indigenous peoples. Sago Sep’s types are sago sep Teta, Komabo, Nggalamo, Ebayak, Kwetahuk, and Sinoli, distinguished based on the additional constituent ingredients.
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