PEMANFAATAN TUMBUHAN PADA UPACARA ANTAR AJONG SUKU MELAYU DI DESA MATANG DANAU KECAMATAN PALOH KABUPATEN SAMBAS

Abstract

The antar ajong ceremony is a ceremony that is carried out from generation to generation, but the delivery is still orally. The implementation of the ceremony uses many plants to support the stages of the antar ajong ceremony. The purpose of this study was to find out the types of plants used in the antar ajong ceremony, to know the value of the frequency of citations and the use value of the types of plants used in the antar ajong ceremony. This research was conducted from February to July 2022 in Matang Danau Village, Paloh District, Sambas Regency. Methods of determining respondents using the snowball sampling method. The results of the research that has been done obtained as many as 28 species and 18 families of plants that are used in ceremonies between ajong. The most widely used plant family is the Arecaceae family. The highest 100% value of plant citation frequency used in inter-ajong ceremonies consisted of 16 species, namely Areca catechu L., Bambusa sp., Cerbera manghas L., Curcuma longa L., Cocos nucifera L., Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A Chev., Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle., Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br., Leea sp. Metroxylon sago Rottb., Musa paradisiaca L., Nicotiana tabacum L., Nypa fruticans Wurmb., Oryza sativa L., Piper betle L., and Stryrax sp. The highest use value of plant species was 0.33 consisting of 3 species, namely Cocos nucifera L., Curcuma longa L., and Oryza sativa L.