Plant: Bridelia insulana

Bridelia insulana
No english names given
No indonesian names given
Phyllanthaceae
No english notes given
No indonesian notes given
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Local Name
Cultural Group
Language
 
Kepehu beni
Raijua
Sabu
Source: extracted from herbarium spreadsheet 24-Mar-10
beni = female
Ti'i
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
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Category
Cultural Group
Material
Part Used
Color
 
Dyeing process
Sabu
No material given
Bark, Root
No color given
Noi Oskar
I Komang Sujata
28 Apr 2009
Bark or roots are used in black dye process. The dyers prefer to use the roots but use the bark if they don't have enough roots to harvest. Tony Cunningham notes that this is no longer used on Raijua.
Kulit pohon atau akarnya digunakan dalam proses pencelupan warna hitam. Penenun lebih suka menggunakan akarnya, namun mereka juga menggunakan kulit pohon jika tidak punya cukup banyak akar yang bisa dipanen. Menurut Tony Cunningham tumbuhan ini sudah lama tidak lagi digunakan di Raijua.
Construction material
Timor - Amanuban
No parts given
No Colour Selected
No informant given
Jean Howe
05 May 2013
Used as pillars
digunakan sebagai tiang rumah
Food & drink
Timor - Amanuban
No parts given
No Colour Selected
No informant given
Jean Howe
05 May 2013
Used for animal fodder
Untuk makanan ternak