KARAKTERISASI MORFOLOGI TIGA VARIETAS MACANG (Mangifera foetida L.) ASAL KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS UTARA, SUMATERA SELATAN

Abstract

Musi Rawas Utara District (MURATARA) is a new autonomous region (DOB) in the South Sumatra Province. Deforestation in this region is very high to build regional facilities and infrastructure which has a negative impact on the occurrence of wild plants such as macang varieties (Mangifera foetida L.) before they are known its occurrence in nature. Therefore, it is necessary to characterize macang varieties to know the occurrence and can be conserve for germplasm source. The purpose of this research was to characterize macang varieties (Limus, Batu and Manis) in MURATARA District based on the morphological characters. This research was carried out using survey method. Morphological characters observed were stature of trees, leaves and stems. The results showed that there were variations in tree stature, part of leaves and stems between Limus, Batu and Manis varieties.