Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan oleh Masyarakat Gebang, Teluk Pandan Pesawaran

Abstract

Pesawaran Regency, Teluk Pandan District has one of the villages, namely Gebang Village, where the majority of the population are farmers and fishermen. Ethnobotany is a branch of biology that studies the attachment between humans and plants. Ethnobotanical research in Gebang Village has never been done before, this village is unique because it is a coastal area and close to mangrove forests in its area. Therefore, research is needed on the utilization of plants by the people of Gebang Village. The purpose of this study is to record the types of plants in the yard of Gebang Village, the parts of plants that are widely used, utilization, and processing methods. The method used in this research is a semi-structured interview survey method and observation. There are 43 plant species included in 24 families and the family most commonly found and utilized is the Zingiberaceae family. The results of the survey and observation stated that the community utilized yard plants as medicine (22 species), food (21 species), and building materials (5 species). Plant parts that are utilized include leaves (18 types), fruits (17 types), stems (8 types), rhizomes (7 types), flowers (3 types), and roots (1 type). The people of Gebang Village, Pesawaran still utilize plants around their yards for their daily lives.