STUDI ETNOBOTANI PADA RITUAL ADAT MALIS OLEH SUKU DAYAK DOSAN DI DESA DOSAN KECAMATAN PARINDU KABUPATEN SANGGAU

Abstract

Malis traditional rituals are performed when there are disasters or catastrophes that are threatening the lives of the community, such as disease outbreaks, an increasing number of deaths and crop failure. Malis traditional rituals utilize many plants as traditional ritual materials. The types of plants used have not been identified. The purpose of this study was to determine the types of plants, plant organs, the value of the informant agreement ratio and the frequency value of plants used in the Malis traditional ritual. The research was conducted in Dosan Village from April to June 2023. The method of determining respondents used in this study is the snowball sampling method. The results of the study obtained as many as 33 species spread in 20 families. The most widely used plant family is the Arecaceae Family consisting of 6 species namely Arenga pinnata, Calamus spp., Cyrtostachys renda, Areca catechu, Cocos nucifera and Metroxylon sagu while the Poaceae Family is 5 species namely Bambusa sp., Oryza sativa var. Glutinosa, Schizostachyum dumetorum, Oryza sativa and Schizostachyum brachycladum. The highest citation frequency value of 100% consists of 2 types, namely Arenga pinnata and Schizostachyum dumetorum, while the lowest citation frequency value is 8.3% with 4 types, namely Areca catechu, Metroxylon sagu, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and Artocarpus anisophyllus. The most widely used plant part is the leaves at 45%. The highest RKI value is 0.911 as a symbol of safety while the lowest RKI value is 0.5 as a symbol of body cleansing.