Traditional knowledge, use and conservation of plants by the communities of Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya.

ABSTRACT: Rural communities in Kenya largely depend on plant resources for their livelihood. The utilization of these resources depends on the availability of plant resources and the level of knowledge of the residents. We conducted an ethnobotanical study in Tharaka-Nithi County in Kenya to determine the knowledge and utilization of various plant species by the local communities. The study was conducted in four major administrative regions from June 2018 to February 2019, involving interview schedules using semi-structured open-ended questionnaires and guided field collections with 48 informants. A total of 214 plant species distributed in 73 families and 169 genera with 616 Use Reports (URs) were documented. Fabaceae was the highest family cited by the informants (31 species) followed by Lamiaceae

SUBMITTER: Kathambi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7936104 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature