Aluminum levels on leaves, bark, and root of two Loba species: Loba Wawi (Symplocos fasciculata Zoll.) and Loba Manu (Symplocos cochinchinensis)
ABSTRACT
Loba is one of valuable Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) from East Nusa Tenggara (ENT) province. In this province, there was a variety of traditional woven using natural dye. Most of the dye was processed naturally; especially for red color is coming from Loba Wawi (Symplocos fasciculata Zoll.) and Loba Manu (Symplocos cochinchinensis). The aims of this study are to identify the metal compound in Loba‘s leaves that responsible as mordant properties and to measure its level on Loba fallen leaves, bark, and root. Chemicals analysis used AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer) instrument. The results showed that Aluminum (Al) is the major metal component in each Loba sections. The level of Al was found in fallen leaves on both species which are 39.311 ppm on Loba Manu and 49.775 ppm on Loba Wawi.
Keywords: NTFPs, traditional cotton woven, mordant, AAS, aluminum level.
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