Download Extract Lerak as Mosquito`s Larva Poison (2010)

Extract Lerak as
Mosquito's Larva Poison
(2010)
By Muhammad MIqdad
Lerak plants ( Sapindus rerak DC ) is one biodiversity in
Indonesia which has the advantage in the review of :
• Conservation aspects
One of the rare plasmanutfah . Presence status , not a lot of
children and teenagers who know Indonesian plants , although it
has many benefits for society lerak traditional useful to meet the
needs of daily life - the day in terms of :
a) Cleaning ( soap ingredients , ingredients shampoo )
b) Washer traditional batik cloth , because it preserves the fabric
dye
c) Washer goods - jewelry and other precious metals
d) As an insecticide that can reduce insect development
e) As a remedy acne , scabies , rheumatic
f) Exterminator earthworm
 Environmental aspects
Biodiversity is environmentally friendly because the waste is
biodegradable and degradable .
 Aspects of ethno botanical
These objects are often used by certain ethnic leads to wisdom .
 Aspects of public health
Lerak as insecticides can be used to suppress the development
of mosquitoes that recently became one of the causes of dengue
disease , Malaria , Filariasis ( Elephant Foot )
 Economic aspects
Financially , lerak easily accessible by many. Lower-middle and
upper middle .
Global Project:
Sapindus rarak as repellent mosquito larva
 Environment
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Being in the woods or the township ( 10-1600 m asl )
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Distribution : Eastern India , Burma ( Myanmar ) , Indo
China , Taiwan , Thailand , Peninsular Malaysia ,
Sumatra , Bangka , Java , Lombok , Madura , and
Sumbawa .
Biodiversity
 Classification
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Division
: Spermatophyta
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Subdivision
: Angiospermae
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Class
: Dieotyledonoenae
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Sub Class : Archiehlamyaeae (Choripetalae and Apetalae )
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Nation/Order : Sapindales
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Tribe/Family : Sapindaecae Highways / Genus : Sapindus
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Type/Species : Sapindus rarak
Observation
Shaped trees , woody , reaching 42 m height and a trunk diameter of up
to 1 m . Pinnate compound leaves are composed spirakl . Elliptic leaflets
. Generally tapered with a flat edge . 4.5-15.5 cm in length and 1.5-4 cm
in width . Generally young downy leaves , but when the age increases ,
the leaves will fall fur and pale green leaf color menjai . Mother bones
slightly protruding lower leaves and brown . 5 pieces of leaf petals ,
obtuse , 2-3.5 mm in length , corolla 4 strands , elongated oblong shaped with tight hairy edge , 3.5-4.5 m in length . The flowers appear
on the ends of branches , sometimes in panicles 15-35 cm in length .
interest belonging to one sex married one . Pollen is numbered 8 .Ovaries
notched 3 , 3 bears , and 1 ovule in each chamber .
® Flowering in November .
® Fruit cook about 6 months later, in April / May
Spherical fruit 2-2.5 cm in diameter . , Bitter and poisonous fruit flesh (
not to eat ) . Young fruit is green and dark brown blackish fruit . Fruit
fleshy thick , oily and slightly wrinkled . At one seed per fruit found hard
-skinned , with black shiny color , diameter 1 cm .
Propagation
Lerak generally propagated by seed . Seeds buried in the
soil as deep as 1 cm , with a spacing of approximately 5
cm . Based on observations , freshly picked fruit seeds ,
capable of growing only 20-50 % within 2-3 weeks .
Propagation by cuttings of branches , did not show
satisfactory results .
Relation to Biodiversity
Sapindus rarak biodiversity is one of the many popular and
used Research in the past . But unfortunately , the current
number of conservation in nature , especially in Indonesia
start rare . In fact , once lerak household is a primary
requirement .
Way to distribute information to the
community as well as the object:
 Include information on the internet .
 Conducting workshops on biodiversity that has been
mentioned to the students junior high / high school .
 Planting trees to encourage students lerak junior /
senior high school .