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Background: In Togo, a little is known about latex plants of the flora used for medicinal purposes. Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the latex plant species and their medicinal uses in the Maritime Region of Togo. Materials and Methods: The methodology was based on ethnobotanical semi-structural individual interviews of 220 informants. Quantitative ethnobotanical index was used to analyze the data. Results: A total of 33 latex plants species were recorded, from 12 botanical families and 24 genera. The most represented families were Euphorbiaceae and Moraceae with eight species each. The relative importance (RI) value of each species and the informant consensus factor (ICF) of the ailments categories showed that Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. (RI = 2.00) and Euphorbia hirta L. (RI = 1.91) were the most versatile in relation to their uses, and infectious diseases (ICF = 0.922) were the category with the greatest consensus among 17 categories. Conclusion: These latex plants of Togolese flora are variously used in traditional medicine and it would be important to undertake further investigations in phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology to validate their uses. Abbreviations Used: UV: use value ICF: informant consensus factor RI: relative importance PP: pharmacological properties attributed to a species for a specific ailments AC: ailment categories treated by a given species

A stock-taking among the spontaneous flora of a Togolese guinean savanna permits to discover nine species of bruchids distributed into three generas (Caryedon, Conicobruchus and Bruchidius) on 12 taxa of Leguminosae., Un inventaire effectué dans la flore spontanée des Légumineuses des savanes guinéennes du sud-Togo a permis d'identifier neuf espèces de bruches appartenant à trois genres (Caryedon, Conicobruchus et Bruchidius) qui parasitent 12 taxons de Légumineuses., Woegan Agbélessessi Y., Glitho adolé Isabelle, Bouchet Françoise, Akpagana Koffi. Contribution au recensement de quelques légumineuses spontanées et subspontanées, hôtes de Bruchidae en zone guinéenne au Togo (Coleoptera, Chrysomeloidea). In: Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, volume 102 (3), août 1997. pp. 241-250.

Protected areas constitute strategy for biodiversity conservation. Unfortunately, these sanctuaries of biodiversity are submitted to a high human pressure in Togo. This study carried out in the Aledjo protected area, aimed to make an analysis of various forms of human footprints and their impact on its plant resources. Methodological approach was based on forest inventory completed by inquiries. Ninety-four wooded species belonging to 35 families were counted. Floristic data analysis showed that seven species: Isoberlinia doka Craib & Stapf, Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalz., Berlinia grandiflora (Vahl) Hutch. & Dalz., Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir., Zanha golungensis Hiern, Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss., Pentadesma butyracea Sabine was prominent. Five vegetation types were identified: riparian forests, dry forests, open forests, savanna woodlands, tree/shrub savannas with variable structural characteristics. The diversity indices in these plant communities are well significant and indicate a good distribution of species in the area. Several human activities such as fuel wood, fruits and medicinal plants gathering, carbonization, pasture were found within the protected area. Local authorities and associations are involved in the management of the protected area, but the participation of local populations needs to be improved. Resume Les aires protegees constituent une strategie de conservation de la biodiversite. Malheureusement, au Togo, ces sanctuaires de biodiversite sont soumis a de fortes pressions humaines. Cette etude, realisee dans l'aire protegee d'Aledjo, visait a faire une analyse des diverses formes d'empreintes humaines et de leurs impacts sur ses ressources vegetales. L'approche methodologique s'est basee sur un inventaire forestier, complete par des enquetes. Nous avons denombre 94 especes ligneuses, appartenant a 35 familles. L'analyse des donnees floristiques a mis en evidence sept especes dominantes, a savoir Isoberlinia doka Craib & Stapf, Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalz., Berlinia grandiflora (Vahl) Hutch. & Dalz., Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir., Zanha golungensis Hiern, Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss. et Pentadesma butyracea Sabine. Nous avons identifie cinq types de vegetation: les forets galeries, les foret seches, les forets claires, les savanes boisees et des savanes arborees/arbustives avec des caracteristiques structurales variables. Les indices de diversite dans les communautes vegetales sont eleves et indiquent une bonne distribution des especes dans l'aire. On a releve dans l'aire protegee plusieurs activites humaines, comme la collecte de bois de feu, de fruits et de plantes medicinales, la carbonisation et le pâturage. Des autorites et des associations locales sont impliquees dans la gestion de l'aire protegee, la participation des populations locales etre amelioree.