Plant: Ficus - 'Nun manu'

Ficus - 'Nun manu'
No english names given
No indonesian names given
Moraceae
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Local Name
Cultural Group
Language
 
Nun manu
Timor - Amanuban
Uab Meto
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Category
Cultural Group
Material
Part Used
Color
 
Fibre & fibre craft
Timor - Amanuban
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Nama Benu
Jean Howe
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Air roots of Nun manu is used to make fiber. The Fibers are woven to make kalai and kulmau (traditional bags of Boti, West Timor)
Akar yang menggantung dari Nun manu bisa dibuat menjadi serat lalu serta itu dianyaman menjadi kalai dan kulmau (tas traditional masyarakat Boti, Timor Barat
Other
Timor - Amanuban
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Nama Benu
Jean Howe
No date given
Nun manu along with other Ficus sp such us nun muti, nun tili, nun napah, nun kumfatu, are importance tree as they prevent erosion and landslide.
Nun manu bersama jenis nunuh (beringin) lainnya seperti nun muti, nun tili, nun napah, nun kumfatu, merupakah tumbuhan penting yang berguna sebagai penahan erosi dan tanah longsor.