Do you know this one plant?
Wild plants that we can find in tropical regions, grow wild in slightly wet soil. This plant is called porang.
Porang plants with imperfect growing leaves, the leaves bud upward with the color of the stems mixed colors, namely green with white patches along the soft stems.
The green leaves begin to expand, indicating the plants have begun to bear fruit.
the shape of the fruit found in the soil is similar to potatoes, when cut it appears yellowish white in color, but some are shaped like crystals.
Porang when used as:
As an environmentally friendly glue making material.
Mix in paper making so strong and weak.
Substitute microbial growth media.
Glucomannan in porang plants in the form of gel can be used as an excellent substitute for silicon gel as an electrical insulator.
Even so, porang cannot be eaten continuously because this fruit or tuber contains toxins which are very dangerous for the body.
Porang is a promising export commodity so that in some regions it is made as a crop which has the highest priority in developing agricultural business. Thus a glimpse of information about porang plants may be useful.