26 Juli 2012

Do You Know About "Red Fruit" ?

RED FRUIT ( PANDANUS CONOIDEUS LAM )

The expert had analyzed and found that Red Fruit contains of high potential antioxidant as an active substances to prevent many illnesses, anti virus compounds and also complex vitamin and mineral.

Red Fuit / Pandanus Conoideus Lam is special and typical plant or endemic which grow at Papua island. But most population could seen at Jayawijaya, Jayapura, Manokwari, Nabire, Timika, and Ayamaru Sorong. Red Fruit plants are grow among the density of tropical forest, spread within cool mountain climate on 2000-3000 meters above sea level in Papua. In low land also can be found red fruit population, but the population is low. Society of Papua have known better red fruit. They often consume red fruit to add energy and stamina. Besides it, red fruit consumed at custom ceremony.

Red fruit still one family with pandanus plant. On Wamena (papua island), this plant   generally called eken sauk, the scientific name of Red Fruit is Pandanus Conoideus. There are about 14 red fruit type in Papua. Fourteenth of this red fruit type have difference at  form, heavy and that fruit color.

In  original habitat , red fruit grow either in lowland (40 above sea level) until plateau (2.000 m above sea level ). But whole population are in plains with height 1.200 till 2.000 m above sea level. Red fruit habit is grow to gang in one area, rarely stand apart. Red fruit grow in area with temperature under 17°C with mean rainfall 186 mm per month and irradiating of sun 57% and  air pressure average 896 mb.

Content of nutrient in red fruit depended by location cultivation. Red fruit which growing in high area generally have the richer nutrient than red fruit which  in lower area.


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