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The use of natural resources in the highland region of Jujuy province, Argentina, is highly represented in various activities and practices. In this context, plant species have great relevance and roles in vernacular architectures and evidence a whole cultural conception, ways of connecting with the environment and exploitation logics. This paper aims at reflecting upon public policies related to the conservation of plant species in the Quebrada and Jujuy Puna. To achieve this, the role of plants in local constructive culture was characterized and state policies that have regulated these resources over time were reviewed. The ethnobotany classic methodology was used, with an intensive field work and ethnographic approach. Results show that the articulation of local and state criteria are the two necessary elements to guarantee the conservation of natural resources and the continuity of practices associated with them. It is necessary to reformulate the current regulations, which are restrictive and marginalizing of local traditions, and issue new regulations that control sustainable use respecting and promoting the traditional practices that characterize the region, in particular those related to the constructive culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this paper, we document the role and potential of plant resources in the Popoloca community of Zapotitlán Salinas, Puebla, located in the most arid zone of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley. In total, 298 species belonging to 82 families were found. Ethnobotanical information is included for 288 species belonging to 219 genera and 79 botanical families, whose uses are placed in 19 categories. A total of 164 species are wild plants growing in different natural plant communities and in some of the transformed areas, while 124 can be found exclusively in the homegardens. The families with the highest number of useful plants were Poaceae (35 spp.), Cactaceae (24 spp.), and Asteraceae (23 spp.). Most of the useful plants are herbs (162 spp.), followed by shrubs (86 spp.) and trees (41 spp.). The paper includes information about spatial and seasonal availability of the useful species, as well as data concerning relative importance of the most important ones, such as those used as medicine, food, firewood and fodder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this contribution Citrus reticulata Blanco is confirmed as naturalized for Argentine Flora. Its updated synonymy, description, distribution, ecological data, cultivars and a key for their identification, and results of ethnobotanical studies aimed at understanding the naturalization process are included. This paper also contributes to the resolution of the current state of adventitious species of Citrus in Argentina. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyses the traditional speeches and imaginaries on the Revolution of the Communards in Colombia and contrasts it with sociocultural analysis and etiopathological descriptions of two illustrated parish priests and medical physicist of the eighteenth century in New Granada with the purpose of demonstrate how determinant factors of popular revolt of 1781 the tax difficulties to access the herbs, fruits and popular beverages considered medicinal and healthy, and sources of environmental welfare and socio-economic prosperity of the poorest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses the role played by Petalostelma robertii (S. Moore) Liede & Meve (Apocynaceae) in the ethnobotany of two ethnic groups from the Argentine semi-arid Chaco: the Wichí and the Toba-Pilagá peoples, who use it as a love spell. It provides data on the morphology, ecology and geographical distribution of the plant, as well as references on its significance in the social and spiritual lives of these ethnic groups. Its presence in Argentina is mentioned for the first time, and the morphological similarities and discrepancies in the collections made in different localities in the region are discussed. The provisional nature of the identity given to the plant is categorically stated. Its ethnobotanical interest and the need to assign a scientific name to the plant, at least an approximate one, are discussed. On the taxonomic and floral levels, the conclusion is that a detailed study of the exsiccata available is required in order to clarify the identity of a group of plants related to P. robertii. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the last years the crop of the yam comes presenting a considerable increment, occupying a new dimension in the alimentary chain and being present in the development of the family agriculture. In this paper was made a revision with the objective of giving to know the potentialities of the yam, as well as to gather information that can be interesting to specialists that begin in the yam, and to farmers motivated in the same one. Inside the aspects related with the cultivation of the yam (Dioscorea spp.), considering its characteristics, aspects ethnobotanical, geographical distribution, uses more frequent, propagation; as well as their socioeconomic importance for developing countries, so much from the alimentary point of view, as medicinal and industrial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper presents the results of a study on three species, of which commercialize products considered adaptogens: Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Brassicaceae), "maca", Morinda citrifolia L. (Rubiaceae), "noni", and Petiveria alliacea L. (Phytolaccaceae), "pipi". The data come from an Urban Ethnobotany study conducted in Buenos Aires-La Plata conurbation. The traditional uses of the species, their access routes, marketing and diffusion as dietary supplements in urban pluricultural context are presented, as well as current modes of use and related knowledge which are part of local botanical knowledge. Thus, modifications in the uses originally assigned as result of the expansion of the products in the context of globalization are evaluated, well as the consequent changes in traditional patterns of knowledge, beliefs and practices related to these plant resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the results of a study of the current situation of sixteen periurban homegardens at the coasts of Ensenada-Berisso and Martín García Island (Buenos Aires, Argentina) in relation to its historical context of ecological, cultural and economic transformations. In this approach, it becomes evident the adaptive character of the local horticultural practices, as well as its supporting traditional knowledge and its contribution to local agrobiodiversity. The homegardens floristic composition was studied, and ethnobotanical qualitative methods were carried out. Eighty cultivated taxa were recorded, as well as diverse products obtained from them. They are used for family consumption and small-scale marketing, as a supplement to the domestic economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cuaresmeño bean (Phaseolus coccineus L.) is also known as Yepatlaxtle; a nahuatl term which means "flat bean". Santa Catanna is a town located in the Chichinautzin Biological Corridor, a natural protected area (NPA). This community cultivates Yepataxtle in association with corn. Some properties of this bean include drought resistance and a productivity estimated in two harvests annually. Corn and beans are staple food that when in surplus are commercialized resulting in extra income for the families. There are still many communities that cultivate the association Yepataxtle--corn in small parcels and backyards. Traditional knowledge of its use and management is clearly a preservation strategy. The aim of this paper is to describe the Yepataxtle's productive process, its commercialization and its traditional ways of consumption. For this, the productive process was followed and registered from sow to harvest in a same parcel and cycle; under the detailed owner explanation. Commercialization was documented with merchant and consumer interviews made in the municipal market during "the plaza days" and finally the traditional ways of consumption were obtained through open interviews with local housewives, who offered traditional cook recipes. The annual period of the milpa system lasts 240 days when it includes Yepataxtle, meanwhile in its absence the system duration is of only 120. The techniques that the farmers use are explained from the point of view of the community's cosmovision. The Yepataxtle is sold as green beans directly in the market from February to May. The April harvest is sold as dry beans. Traditional culinary information was systematized in a recipe book, including the ceremonial uses that prevail in the community's "patron parties". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper both ethnobotanical and ethnoarchaeological approaches were used to evaluate whether it is possible to identify ancient quinoa production by means of phytolith analysis of cultivation fields. Ethnobotanically, we worked with the community of Villa Candelaria town (Potosí, Bolivia), and ethnoarchaeologically with sediments from different areas of activity within the plot. The results of the analysis determined that quinoa silica phytoliths are not present at the microscopic level. Given this fact, we propose two hypotheses to explain this lack: a) quinoa phytoliths can be fragile and therefore do not survive in the sediment, and b) this possible weakness could be due to low levels of silica in the sediment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, an ethnobotanical-ethnoarchaeological study of different local landraces of Cucurbitamaxima subsp. maxima, Cucurbitaceae, was carried on. The aim was to evaluate if different qualitative and quantitative seed characters of these local landraces, as well as those which came from plants resulting from cultivation or husbandry, get together or not in different morphotypes which materially reflect the diversity locally recognized, as well as local practices. The construction of these morphotypes is proposed as a way to recognize local landraces and different forms of Man - plant interactions in archaeobotanical samples. Domesticated plants are the result of actions derived from selection criteria socially built and transformed, therefore they can constitute different morphotypes which act as carriers of social meanings. For this reason we believe that an ethnoarcheological ethnobotany which generates models to contrast in paleoethnobotanical work will be a good option. Macroscopical morphological descriptors commonly used in archaeobotany were employed together with new micromorphological ones. It was concluded that quantitative micromorphological characters are the most adequate ones to create morphotypes which correspond with locally recognized landraces and with husbandry practices locally developed upon vegetable populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Chilies have a great importance in Mexican culture and identity. Chiltepin, a wild species growing in Sonora's Sierra Madre, is no exception; it has a very special place in Sonoran culture. However, research work on this species is scarce and limited to one dimension alone. This paper focuses on the importance of chiltepin on everyday lives of Sonorans. Considering the geographical distribution where chiltepin grows and is collected by local residents, two locations were selected: one located in the Rio Sonora region, and the other in Sierra Alamos. Field work in these areas was the basis for better understanding the relevance of this kind of chili among highlanders (serranos) and two native groups: Mayo and Guarijío. Among methodological tools used are direct observation and participation; personal interviews included local old people, chiltepin gatherers, traditional medicine representatives, and housewives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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