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Research Paper | Biodiversity and Conservation | Indonesia | Volume 12 Issue 10, October 2023 | Popularity: 5 / 10
Characteristics of Dalugha (Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott.) on Sangihe Island and Siau Island
Euis F. S. Pangemanan, Semuel P. Ratag, Marthen T. Lasut
Abstract: These instructions provide you guidelines for preparing papers for International Journal of Science & Research (IJSR). Use this document as a template and as an instruction set. Please submit your manuscript by IJSR Online Submission Module. Dalugha (Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott.) is known as the giant swamp taro plant, endemic to North Sulawesi and found in the Sangihe Islands and other areas bordering the southern Philippines. The tubers of this plant are widely used as food, while the leaves are used in traditional medicine and as wrappers. Research has been conducted on dalugha, but the study of its morphological characteristics is still lacking. The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics of dalugha on Siau Island and Sangihe Island. Samples were taken from Balirangen and Tanaki villages on Siau Island and Karatung 1 and Manganitu villages on Sangihe Island. Observation of morphological characteristics using a description reference based on Iese 2005; There are morphological differences between the dalugha found on Siau Island and the dalugha found on Sangihe Island. These differences include the leaves, tubers and inflorescences.
Keywords: Characteristics, dalugha, Sangihe, Siau
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 10, October 2023
Pages: 977 - 979
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/SR231011114715
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