ETNOBOTANI MASYARAKAT SUKU UMA DI DESA LAWUA KECAMATAN KULAWI SELATANKABUPATEN SIGI SULAWESI TENGAH

Abstract

Ethnobotany is a field of science that examines the relationship between society and the world of plants, so that on the basis of this understanding, initially, the study of ethnobotany only included people's knowledge of plant species and their direct value for benefits. The study of ethnobotany is not only limited to exploring, discussing and documenting public knowledge about the use of plants alone, but ethnobotany must develop to be able to solve problems of socio-cultural, economic, environmental sustainability and other related aspects. This research was conducted for 3 months using qualitative research methods with observation and interview techniques in order to display the data as they are. By determining the number of respondents using the Slovin formula (Tapundu, 2015). Rresults of community interviews need a proof that it was carried out to key informans that are community leaders who understood the use of ethnobotanical materials. The identification process is carried out in the field and if it is not known, a sample will be taken for further identification at the Plant Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Tadulako University. Based on the results of interviewst, it is recorded that there are 48 species, 27 families that the Uma tribe uses as medicinal plants, food plants, building materials plants, craft plants, and traditional ritual plants. As for the ICS value that is added up, it is recorded that rice plants (Oriza sativa L) have the highest ICS value of 50.