INVENTORY OF FLORA AND FAUNA IN THE TINGKEBAN TRADITION IN MADIUN RESIDENCE

Abstract

Tradition is one form of culture that is still commonly found in Indonesian society . One of the traditions that are still preserved in Indonesia is tingkeban tradition. The tingkeban tradition is carried out on pregnant women who have reached the age of 7 months in their first pregnancy. The tingkeban tradition utilizes various types of flora and fauna in every stage of the process. This study aims to determine the types of flora and fauna used in the tingkeban tradition in Madiun Residency. Data collection was carried out by conducting semi-structured interviews with 30 respondents in the Madiun Residency. The results showed that there were 55 types of flora (31 families) and 5 types of fauna (5 families) used in the tingkeban tradition. The most widely used flora in the tingkeban tradition came from the Fabaceae family and the Convolvulaceae family which consists of 5 species, while the least consists of 1 species from 21 families. Besides that, for fauna, each family only consists of 1 species. The most widely used part of flora and fauna in the tingkeban tradition is fruit (23,1 %) and the least is meat (7,7%).