Morfologi dan karakteristik tempat tumbuh tanaman buah merah (Pandanus conoideus Lamk) di Kampung Eroma Distrik Kurima Kabupaten Yahukimo

The red fruit plant (Pandanus conoides Lamk.) is an accession of the pandan whose and endemic to Papua. In people who live in central mountainous area ​​Papua Province, used as daily food. aim research was study morphology characteristics growing area, traditional development pattern, aspects its preservation. method purposive sampling plot, interviews, local community respondents, field observation techniques locations were carried out Eroma Village, Kurima District, Yahukimo Regency, Papua Province. Morphological observations made on characters leaves, stems, roots, spines, 2 cultivars, namely Pandanus long cultivar short cultivar. place that observed availability soil nutrients environmental factors, such weather/climate. data grown gardens wild showed no significant differences. Further analysis see interaction site using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) PC8 found have good categories with variance value (0.9341), variability (3.2%), cumulative correlation (0.867). still applies customary system 13 clans are involved management plant. preservation aspect conservation by planting from seeds sweeds or taking saplings under mother tree, care them, then them their garden area.