Plants used in the traditional ceremony in kanagarian tiku

The use of plants in traditional tribal ceremonies is a culture. Kanagarian Tiku are inhabited by 3 tribes, namely Minangkabau, Java and Nias. In carrying out the Traditional Ceremony in Kanagarian Tiku each tribe still uses traditional plants. The traditional ceremonies examined are traditional ceremonies of marriage, birth, death and the first milestone. The purpose of this research is to find out the type of plant, the part used and its function in traditional ceremonies of each tribe. Data collection with survey methods, interviews and plant collections. Respondents interviewed were ninik mamak, tribal chiefs, bundo kanduang and people who used to look for plants for traditional ceremonies. The results showed that 44 plant species were used in traditional ceremonies and belonged to 27 families. Parts of plants used by roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. The most widely used part of the plant leaves 36.4% and the least seeds are only 1%. At the Minangkabau and Javanese tribal wedding ceremonies using 7 species, the Nias tribe is 5 species. In traditional birth ceremonies and the first milestone only performed by Minangkabau tribes using 20 species and 13 species. In the traditional ceremony the death of the Minangkabau tribe uses 10 species, Java 9 species and Nias 6 species. Plants that have the highest utilization rates are found in Piper betle, Areca chatecu, Uncaria gambir, and Nicotiana tabacum with UV 0.33.