Plant: Jatropha gossypifolia

Jatropha gossypifolia
Cotton-leaved physic nut
Jarak, Jarak kosta merah, Jarak pagar
Euphorbiaceae
No english notes given
No indonesian notes given
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Local Name
Cultural Group
Language
 
Lolo mea
Raijua
Sabu
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10
mea = red
mea = merah
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Category
Cultural Group
Material
Part Used
Color
 
Oiling/mordant process
Sabu
No material given
No parts given
No Colour Selected
Antoni Moreira
I Made Maduarta (Pung)
13 Nov 2007
The outer part of the stem is stripped, chopped and used in the oiling/mordant process. This method is unique to Ina Koro. Dyers in this village have different methods of dyeing.
Dyeing process
Raijua
No material given
No parts given
No Colour Selected
Getreda Kana Koy
I Komang Sujata
03 May 2009
The bark of the root is added to water. After some time the threads are added to the water to wash threads before they are dyed blue.
Kulit akarnya dimasukan kedalam air untuk direndam. Kemudian benang dimasukam kedalam rendaman tadi untuk mencuci benang sebelum dilakukan proses pencelupan warna biru.