Potensi Tumbuhan Pangan dan Aromatik di Kecamatan Bahodopi, Kabupaten Morowali, Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah

Abstract

Bahodopi District is one of the districts in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, and is one of the areas with quite high biodiversity. The utilization of food and aromatic plants in Bahodopi District is still undocumented and data related to plant utilization by the community is still very limited. In this case, research activities on the potential of food and aromatic plants in Bahodopi District are urgently needed. This study aims to identify the potential of food and aromatic plants in Bahodopi District, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi Province. Based on the results of the study, it shows that the richness of food and aromatic plant species in Bahodopi District is 45 species that can be grouped into 29 families, with details of food plants as many as 32 species and 22 families, while aromatic plants as many as 14 species and 10 families. Judging from its uses, food plants in Bahodopi District can be divided into 8 types, namely ingredients for making cashew nuts/roasted peanuts, food flavorings, fruits, fresh vegetables, ingredients for making snacks/cakes, ingredients for making pickles/rujak, and mouth fresheners. Based on its uses, aromatic plants in Bahodopi District can be divided into 10 types, namely tea fragrances, air fresheners/air fresheners, clothes fresheners, ingredients for making cosmetics, ingredients for making perfumes, ingredients for making incense, ingredients for making aromatherapy and relaxation, ingredients for making perfume oils, ingredients for making soap, and ingredients for making balsams/massage oils/massage oils.