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RANBUTAN IN INDONESIA Why is this fruit called rambutan? Maybe because its main characteristic a lot of hair. If the fitting season, the fruit is easily found on the roadside with a lightweight price. In fact, outside of Java could be worthless. Usually, people know him only as a fruit or sweets made. However, it turns out this plant can also for treatment. Know Rambutan Rambutan (Nephelii lappacei) is widely planted as a fruit tree, sometimes found as wild plants, especially outside Java. These tropical plants require a humid climate with annual rainfall of at least 2000 mm. rambutan is a lowland plant to a height of 300-600 asl. These plants are usually between 15-25 m tall, branching, and green leaves. Fruits are round oval, 3-5 cm long with spines temple (hair) limp until stiff. Green rind, and a yellow or red when ripe. Thick fruit walls. Seeds elliptical, wrapped in transparent white flesh of edible and contain lots of water. Taste varies from sour to sweet. Woody seed coa...

A TREE IN INDONESIA Maybe not just a tree, a tough drought hit, the critical land and barren as shown in the image above. But in my area, the trees stand tall and tough, with the highest economic value, it is still held by the teak tree. The quality of teak wood has been clearly proved good. In addition, before approximately age 3-5 years, the land can still be planted with teak trees and cassava crops. Because of this, my local farmers, planting teak trees in hilly land, has become commonplace. A nice long term investment. Even many who have land hills, just specific to plant teak trees. Proverbial without any intensive care, it could be a savings in the future when needed. Moreover, if intensive, with quail manure, the results are evidenced by the farmers, growing better. I have found no scientific evidence to the comparison between quail fertilization with manure, compared with other impurities. Regarding the teak tough, lies in its ability to adapt to the weather and seasons. I a...

DAYAK INTEREST IN INDONESIA DAYAK is one of the thousands of tribes that exist in Indonesia. Dayak is known as one of the native tribes of Borneo. They are one of the majority population in the province. The word Dayak in Kalimantan local language means a person who lives in the river upstream. This refers to the place they live in large rivers upstream. Somewhat different from other Indonesian cultures which generally begins on the coast, the Dayak community lived most of his life in the watershed around the interior of Borneo. In the minds of ordinary people, Dayak tribes there is only one type. When in fact they are divided into many sub-tribes. According J.U. Lontaan, there are about 405 Dayak sub-tribes which have in common but differ in the sociology of social customs, culture and the language used. The difference is caused by the Dayak communities scattered into small groups to influence the entry of outside culture. Dayak Dayak tribe is divided into Muslims and no...

The history of batik techniques IN INDONESIA   Batik textiles from Niya (Tarim Basin), China Detail carving cloth worn Prajnaparamita, statues that come from East Java, the 13th century. Filled circles carved flower pattern and intricate tendrils of plants that is similar to traditional Javanese batik pattern. Art coloring coloring fabric with barrier techniques using the night is one of the ancient art form. The discovery in Egypt showed that this technique has been known since the 4th century BC, with the discovery mummy wrapping cloth which is also coated the night to form a pattern. In Asia, batik is also applied similar techniques in China during the T'ang Dynasty (618-907) as well as in India and Japan during the Nara Period (645-794). In Africa, such as the batik technique known by the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria, as well as the Soninke and Wolof tribe in Senegal. [2]. In Indonesia, batik is believed to have existed since the Majapahit era, and became very popular late e...

Arowana Fish, Riau nest   INDONESIA  Arowana Fish, especially the kind Sclerofages international formosus, since mid-1975, is included in Appendices list ICITES (Convetion on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna). This means that Arowana fish species with the same kind that exist in Sumatra and Kalimantan are threatened with extinction. Same as threatened Sumatran tiger. Which according to Head of Riau BBKSDA Rachman Sidik and head section and provide services Dwi Yaniv, Thursday (19 / 3)., Its trade is very tight. Fish may not be derived from nature. However, the results should not be penagkaran and also the descendants of the first or generasin. Must be a generation or two, which is known as F2. Dwi said there are two main reasons why the arowana fish are protected. First, because siatnya endemic which means there is only special in these areas, particularly riau (including islands and farts jambi), Kalimantan and Papua. Secondly, due to...