ETNOBOTANI MASYARAKAT SUKU MORI DESA WAWOPADA KECAMATAN LEMBO KABUPATEN MOROWALI UTARA

Abstract

Ethnobotany is a scientific discipline that studies interactions between plants and humans. Interactions based on local wisdom values ​​that apply to a particular community culture. This knowledge can also be used as a tool to document the knowledge of traditional communities, ordinary people who have used various types of plants to support their lives. This research aims to measure the importance of each type of plant and record the parts of the plant used by the Mori people. This research was carried out from June to September 2023, in Wawopada Village, Lembo District, North Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi. This research uses interview methods and data analysis using the Index of Cultural Significance (ICS). There are 44 types of plants used by the Mori tribe from 29 families. The plants found in the Mori tribe are divided into 6 groups, namely 32 types of staple food and additional food, 22 types of other food, 8 types of secondary materials, 29 types of medicinal materials, 8 types of ritual or spiritual and 2 types of mythology. The highest category plant ICS value was obtained from the Cocos nucifera coconut with a value of 85, while the lowest category plant ICS value was the Wodyetia bifurcataac palm plant with a very low value of 3.