Plant: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
No english names given
No indonesian names given
Myrtaceae
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Harimonting
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Batak Toba
Restuala Pahpahan
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Dyeing process
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Dark blue
Restuala Pakpahan
Jean Howe
19 Mar 2011
The leaf is in combination with guava and melastoma leaves to make a bath that the blue threads are then soaked in before being processed in mud