Abstract
<p>Advances in technology have encouraged the growth of a variety of biodiversity processing methods. These conditions encourage efforts to use natural resources more broadly. Ethnobotany can be used to document the local knowledge of the plants and their utilization. This study is aimed to describe the various forms of bamboo utilization by Sangirese. The method used was survey with purposive sampling. The data were analyzed descriptively based on exploration results and interviews with the people. The results showed there were 11 species of bamboo that are directly related to the life of local community in Sangirese, consisting of seven species of <em>Bambusa</em>, three species of <em>Schizostachyum</em>, and each one species of <em>Dendrocalamus </em>and <em>Gigantochloa</em>. Local community use bamboo for a variety of daily necessities; as building materials, handicraft, furniture, ceremonies, musical instruments, transportation, medicine, ornamental plants, as well as food. These exploration results are expected to complement the data of bamboo ethnobotany in Indonesia. Applicatively, this research is expected to be a reference in the national strategy of bamboo germplasm resource conservation.</p>
Highlights
Bamboo is very close to the Indonesian people’s lives
Bamboo in Sangihe Island may be found in the forest floor (e.g. Neololeba atra, Bambusa blumeana), river banks (e.g. Bambusa sp.1, Schizostachyum blumei) or planted in garden (e.g. Bambusa striata, Schizostachyum brachycladum)
Bamboo species being grown by society in Sangirese include Bambusa maculata, B. striata, B. vulgaris, Bambusa sp. 2, Dendrocalamus asper, Gigantochloa atter, Schizostachyum blumei, and S
Summary
Bamboo is very close to the Indonesian people’s lives. For example, in the fulfillment of housing facilities, bamboo is a priority as the construction material and wood substitute. Ethnobotany status as a science does not problems, but the status of the object of research is very vulnerable due to the rapid erosion of natural resources, flora and utilization of traditional knowledge of plants from certain ethnic groups Documentation of ethnobotany such as photographs, magazines, movies, or specimens are required to support sustainability of culture (Soekarman & Riswan, 1992). There is a need to develop new livelihood opportunities through bamboo by improving the quality of products and targeting high value markets (Nath & Das, 2008) For this purpose it is important to learn the concern of bamboo craftsmen in different region so that appropriate actions may be taken for development of bamboo trade in diverse areas. In order to support the protection and conservation of the species of bamboo and local wisdom, it is necessary to study bamboo ethnobotany in the life of local community in Sangirese
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