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Diversity and ethnobotany of local bananas among the indigenous Baduy community, Indonesia

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radar:r-7bb83cdb664c8a863a4bef1be1c85897

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Nani Maryani · Novi Ramadani Pratiwi · Fajarudin Ahmad · Odien Rosidin · Dwi Ratnasari

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2026

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en

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article

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2026-11-14T02:41:40.780986+00:00

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2026-11-14T02:41:40.780986+00:00

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Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University · National Research and Innovation Agency · Organisasi Riset Hayati dan Lingkungan

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Abstract. Maryani N, Pratiwi NR, Ahmad F, Rosidin O, Ratnasari D. 2026. Diversity and ethnobotany of local bananas among the indigenous Baduy community, Indonesia. Asian J Ethnobiol 9 (2): y090205. https://doi.org/10.13057/asianjethnobiol/y090205. Indigenous communities play a significant role in biodiversity conservation. The Baduy, among the most isolated in Indonesia, reside in a region central to banana production. However, local banana varieties in the Baduy areas have not been documented. This research investigates the diversity and ethnobotanical uses of bananas among the Baduy community in Banten province, Indonesia. The study covered 10 villages in the Baduy area, where banana identification and genome composition were based on morphological characteristics, and ploidy was determined by flow cytometry. Ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 23 informants recognized within the community for their knowledge of local banana varieties, their uses, and cultural significance. A total of 26 banana accessions were identified, including 17 cultivated varieties and nine wild banana accessions. Three wild banana species, Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, and Musa salaccensis were identified, with M. acuminata exhibiting abundant diversity. This included five accessions of M. acuminata: two M. acuminata var. cerifera, two M. acuminata var. bantamensis, and M. acuminata var. zebrina. Furthermore, the Baduy people utilize banana plants for culinary, medicinal, and ritual purposes. While cultivated bananas are used as food, wild bananas were mainly used for ritual purposes, particularly their leaves. These wild bananas were carefully preserved and cultivated throughout the Baduy area for their cultural and traditional significance, a practice that, to our knowledge, has never been observed elsewhere in Indonesia. Thus, the Baduy region may potentially serve as an effective in situ conservation site for wild bananas globally. Ethno-linguistic analysis specifically on “kole”, wild bananas belonging to M. acuminata, indicates that the community utilizes a two-part vernacular naming pattern, characterized by a 'head + modifier' noun-phrase structure, to systematically organize and transmit banana nomenclature across generations. This study provides insight into the Baduy conservation practises related to banana diversity and their cultural resilience.

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https://openalex.org/W7224767812

DOI

10.13057/asianjethnobiol/y090205

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