Studi Etnobotani Dioscorea spp. (Dioscoreaceae) dan Kearifan Budaya Lokal Masyarakat di Sekitar Hutan Wonosadi Gunung Kidul Yogyakarta

Main Authors: ', Purnomo, Daryono, Budi Setiadi, ', Rugayah, Sumardi, Issirep
Format: Article info application/pdf eJournal
Bahasa: eng
Terbitan: Jurnal Natur Indonesia , 2013
Online Access: http://ejournal.unri.ac.id/index.php/JN/article/view/837
http://ejournal.unri.ac.id/index.php/JN/article/view/837/830
Daftar Isi:
  • Dioscorea spp. were cultivated as alternative food in the garden and yard on dry season, and it’s planted by peoples in thevillages. The objectives of the research are to identify the species, the tuber use, and the local wisdom to support theconservation of Dioscorea around Wonosadi forest. Samples and data collection was conducted in 15 villages aroundWonosadi forest. Interview survey was done on peoples who are cultivate yam species (Dioscorea spp.) in their garden.Research were emphasized to tuber characteristic, traditional uses, and local wisdom to supporting yam conservation. Datawas analyzed descriptively to illustrate the kind of local usage and local wisdom of connect with Dioscorea spp. The resultsshowed that there were found species of gembili (D. esculenta (Lour.) Burk.), uwi (D. alata L.), and gadung (D. hispidadennst.) as cultivated plants, and tomboreso (D. pentaphylla L.), gembolo (D. bulbifera L.), and jebubuk (D. numulariaLamk.) as wild species in the forest. Tuber is raw material for many kind of food based on carbohydrate content. Gadungwere used as fickle food with high diversification and insecticide for rice and corn. Peoples more consume gembili and uwithan gembolo and others species as rice substitute at dry season. The local wisdom were indicated that peoples stillconsume gembili and uwi as rice substitute, while tuber also used as sesaji in traditional concept jajan pasar or tukonpasar, and tuber of uwi was used as diet for diabetes complaint, and row material of uwi ungu tuber was used effectivelyfor diarrhea complaint in the villages.