Medicinal plants in a cocoa plantation in Guápiles, Costa Rica

 

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著者: Contreras Arias, Agustín, Campregher, Christoph
フォーマット: artículo original
状態:Versión publicada
出版日付:2010
その他の書誌記述:Costa Rica has a rich medicinal flora of several hundred species. These plants grow in several types of areas, some of which are cultivated. We document the diversity of species in and around a plantation of organic cocoa in Guácimo, Limón, Costa Rica. The plantation produces organic cacao which is exported to Europe. The local population -which lives and works on the plantation- collects a total of 61 medicinal plant species in their home gardens, cocoa plantations, border areas between plantations and roads, and riparian forests inside and near the plantation. None of these plants were found in all four areas. Gardens had the highest diversity. This confirms the importance of gardens and poli-cultivated fields for the conservation of agro-biodiversity and biocultural diversity. Furthermore, we documented 10 species with other important uses, of which one is in danger of extinction. The local population does not have specific knowledge on the preparation and effects of many medicinal plants in their areas: education is needed in this area.
国:Portal de Revistas UNED
機関:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
言語:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/159
オンライン・アクセス:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/159
キーワード:Medicinal plants
plant diversity
ethnobotany
biocultural diversity
cacao plantation
Guápiles.
Plantas medicinales
agrobiodiversidad
etnobotánica
diversidad biocultural
plantación de cacao