Plants used by the rural community of Bananal, Mato Grosso, Brazil: Aspects of popular knowledge.

ABSTRACT: Studies in rural communities are important to maintain popular knowledge between generations, as well as to identify new species for pharmaceutical production. Thus, the objectives of this study were to determine which plant species the rural community of Bananal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, uses by calculating the levels of fidelity and concordance regarding species uses among residents and to determine if there is a relationship between the number of known useful plants and levels of education, age, and residence time. Ethnobotanical data was collected from residents of the community through semi-structured interviews in January/December/2016. Species diversity was calculated using Shannon-Wiener, Level of Fidelity (LF), Correction Factor, and the Percentage of Agreement regarding the Main Uses

SUBMITTER: Migueis GDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6353550 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature