Ethnobotanical survey of \'wild\' woody plant resources at Mount Kasigau, Kenya
| Autor: | Medley, K E, Kalibo, H W |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
| Zdroj: | Journal of East African Natural History; Vol 96 (2007); 149-186 |
| ISSN: | 0012-8317 1026-1613 |
| Popis: | This paper focuses on the naming and use of plants by Taita who live at Mount Kasigau in Kenya's Eastern Arc Mountains. Plant vouchers and ethnobotanical data were compiled from transects and within 55 ecological plots, and during participant observations, home surveys, and semi-structured interviews with residents. Between 2002 and 2006, we recorded 338 wild woody plants in 74 families and 208 genera. Kasigau Taita named 252 of these plants and described 758 material uses or ecosystem services for 205 plants. Most plants with uses occurred in montane woodland (650–1000 m), the bushland ( |
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