Preliminary ethnobotanical assessment of local Flora in two native communities in Tambopata, Peruvian southern Amazon
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https://doi.org/10.55873/gentryana.v1i2.222Keywords:
category uses, native communities, traditional knowledgeAbstract
Native communities in the Amazon have historically used and managed plants for the benefit of different needs. The objective of the study was to register, characterize and document traditional ethnobotanical knowledge in the native communities of Sonene and Palma Real, in the Amazon of Madre de Dios, Peru. In Sonene, a greater number of species with a traditional use was found than in Palma real, 103 and 92 respectively. The dominant families were Fabaceae and Araceae. The most representative categories of use in both communities were: Medicinal in Palma Real (50%) and Sonene (68%), the other categories have been: in Palma Real, Edible (16%), Construction (12%), Cultural and Tinctoium with 5% each; for Sonene Edible (14%), Construction (9%), and crafts with 4%. The species with higher categories of use were: Bertholletia excelsa (Med, Ali, With), Genipa americana (Ali, Cons, Col), Iriartea deltoidea (Med, Ali, With) and Psidium guajava (Med, Ali, Art). The species most frequently mentioned by the inhabitants was: P. guajava. At the species level, 13 species are frequently used in both communities, being: Paullinia bracteosa, Sapium marmieri, Piper aduncum, Banisteriopsis caapi, Uncaria guianensis, Ficus insipida and Abuta grandifolia. The organ of the plants most used in the communities was the leaves (>35% of the species), followed by the stem and fruit structures. This study has allowed us to confirm that there is great knowledge of useful plants in the two communities, but despite the fact that many of them are still preserved, current generations show a certain lack of interest in learning and applying this knowledge provided by parents and grandparents.
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