Abstract:
Maman (Cleome gynandra L.) is a plant that is also known by other local names such
as mamang, lenglengan, and maman overseas while in other countries it is known as
five-leaved clove, spiderman flower and bustard mustard. Maman plants belong to the
upright herbaceous plants, usually grown in fertile soil, especially burnt land, because
there are a lot of remnants of burnt organic matter which are source of nutrient for
maman plants. Maman is consumed as vegetable, called “orange maman", by local
people in Rokan Hulu district, Riau Province. This study aimed to isolate total DNA of
maman plant sample MN1 using the Genomic DNA Mini Kit Plant (Geneid). The
research method involved two steps, total DNA isolation and total DNA
electrophoresis. The results showed that the total maman DNA band in the MN1
sample was more than 10,000 bp in size, and the band looked thick and bright.
