Abstract
Kerinci community is one of the Indonesian indigenous people who live in Kerinci regency, Jambi Province. They have the local knowledge of the surrounding vegetation that has become a cultural unity with community. This study were aimed at analyzed the significance of culture plants and reviewing efforts to conserve plants based on cultural values in relation to Kerinci cultural. The study was conducted at three locations purposively, they are Lempur Baru Village, Lama Tamiai Village and Ulu Jernih Village for eight months from October 2013 to May 2014. Data was obtained by participatory observation approach, depth interview while the assessment of plant deployment society approach by point of view. The research data consist of data botany, plant utilization and assessment plant deployment while data analysis using the formula Index of Cultural Significance (ICS) adopted from Turner. The study shows that the rice (Oryza sativa L) and cinnamon (Cinnamomun burmanii Ness Ex.BI)) is a plant species that have important cultural value of 59 and 57 while inggu species (Ruta angustifolia (L). Pers) and onion timber (Allium fistudosum Linn) has the lowest ICS, respectively 3. The Stimulus Tri Amar-Conservation analysis result that index of cultural significance (ICS) and kind of conservation by community has a range relationship.
Highlights
Quantitative assessment of the usefulness and management of botanical resources is important in ethnobotanical studies (Martin 1995; Mutheeswaran et al 2011)
Utilization of plant biodiversity Based on the results of the qualitative analysis, there were 234 species of plants from 75 botanical families known to the Kerinci community, consising of wild plants and cultivated plants that can be found in the forests, fields, or around the settlements
The importance of culture in plant conservation strategies Our results show that rice (Oryza sativa) and cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) are species with a very high cultural importance for the Kerinci people
Summary
Quantitative assessment of the usefulness and management of botanical resources is important in ethnobotanical studies (Martin 1995; Mutheeswaran et al 2011). Quantitative ethnobotany analyzes the types of plants that are important for a community and assesses plant diversity in terms of both social and economic value (Hoffman & Gallaher 2007). The study of quantitative ethnobotany focuses on empirical observation and the analysis of socio-economic value of plant data in terms of various indices, such as 'index of value' (Prance et al 1987), 'index of cultural significance' (Turner 1988; Sukla & Gardner 2006), 'ethnic index of cultural significance' (Stoffle et al 1990), 'cultural significance index' (Silva et al 2006), 'plant taxon index ' (Alexiades & Sheldon 1996; Lykke et al 2004) and others that can be used in accordance with the purpose of the research (Hoffman & Gallaher 2007). Reyes-Garcia et al (2006) consider that quantitative assesment of ethnobotanic data is complementary to qualitative data, useful to address problems faced in socially important issues regarding plant bio-diversity and the environment. Quantitative assesment is an instrument that complements and supports qualitative ethnobotanical research (Hoffman & Gallaher 2007)
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