The spread of porang plants is not only found in Indonesia, porang is also found from the Andaman Islands, India, Myanmar and Thailand. This plant grows everywhere such as in the forest, in shrubs, in the fields of material in Sulawesi, many are found growing on rocks. People or also known as iles-iles are tubers of Amorphophallus muelleri species. The benefits of these porang are widely used for raw materials for flour, cosmetics, water purifier, as well as for the manufacture of glue and "jelly" which in recent years have often been exported to Japan. Glucomannan is a natural fiber that is soluble in water used as a food additive as an emulsifier and thickener, it can even be used as an ingredient in making environmentally friendly glue and making aircraft components, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture's official website.
Porang is a tolerant plant with a shade of up to 60%. Porang can grow on any type of soil at an altitude of 0 to 700 meters above sea level. In fact, the nature of these plants can be possible to be cultivated on forest land under the auspices of other plant stands. For seeds commonly used from pieces of stem tubers and tubers that have a growing point or tubers of frogs (bubil) that are planted directly. thank you, GOOD LUCK
