Local botanical knowledge of native food plants in the semiarid region of Brazil

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Ernane Nogueira NunesReinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the local botanical knowledge of native food plants in three rural communities, located in the semiarid region of Paraíba State, Brazil, verifying possibilities of differences of knowledge among communities and between men and women. Semi-structured interviews about native plant knowledge and use were conducted with all householders in each community, totaling 117 informants. The species similarity among the communities of Pau D'Arco, Várzea Alegre, and Barroquinha was compared with Jaccard index, and the use value index (UVgeneral, UVcurrent, UVpotential) was used to determine the most important species. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the use values among communities and genders. The consensus factor among the informants was calculated according to the uses cited, and the Wilcoxon test was used to compare the use values between men and women. We recorded 9 species belonging to 8 genera and 8 families in Várzea Alegre; 10 species, 9 genera, and 9 families in Barroquinha; and 7 species, 7 genera and 7 families in Pau D'Arco. Spondias tuberosa Arruda (Anacardiaceae) in Várzea Alegre, Spondias sp. (Anacardiaceae) in Barroquinha, and Ximenia americana L. (Olacaceae) in Pau D'Arco were th...Continue Reading

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May 8, 2020·PloS One·Michelle Cristine Medeiros JacobUlysses Paulino Albuquerque
Dec 6, 2018·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine·Vanessa Moura Dos Santos SoaresReinaldo Farias Paiva de Lucena
Jul 11, 2019·Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine·Suellen da Silva SantosLívia Emanuelle Tavares Mendonça
Nov 2, 2021·Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition·Patrick da Silva CardosoDeborah Murowaniecki Otero

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