Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s12231-023-09566-x
Emiel De Meyer
{"title":"The Spiritual Valuation of Erythrophleum suaveolens, a Cultural Keystone Species in the Democratic Republic of Congo","authors":"Emiel De Meyer","doi":"10.1007/s12231-023-09566-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-023-09566-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136325457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s12231-023-09567-w
R. C. de Oliveira, Camila S. B. Behrens, Nívea Nagamine-Pinheiro, C. Fagg, Marcelo Simas e Silva, Thiago Martins-Silva, Júlia Sonsin-Oliveira
{"title":"Ethnobotany and Wood Anatomy of Banisteriopsis caapi Ethnotaxa and Diplopterys cf. pubipetala, Components of Ayahuasca in Brazilian Rituals","authors":"R. C. de Oliveira, Camila S. B. Behrens, Nívea Nagamine-Pinheiro, C. Fagg, Marcelo Simas e Silva, Thiago Martins-Silva, Júlia Sonsin-Oliveira","doi":"10.1007/s12231-023-09567-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-023-09567-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":"77 1","pages":"18-47"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44642493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-03DOI: 10.1007/s12231-022-09564-5
Anna Maňourová, Z. Polesny, B. Lojka, A. Degrande, O. Přibyl, P. Van Damme, V. Verner
{"title":"Tracing the Tradition: Regional Differences in the Cultivation, Utilization, and Commercialization of Bitter Kola (Garcinia kola, Clusiaceae) in Cameroon","authors":"Anna Maňourová, Z. Polesny, B. Lojka, A. Degrande, O. Přibyl, P. Van Damme, V. Verner","doi":"10.1007/s12231-022-09564-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-022-09564-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":"77 1","pages":"48-62"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44549964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The greatest global challenge is to ensure that all people have access to adequate and nutritious food. Wild edible plants, particularly those that provide substitutes for staple foods, can play a key role in enhancing food security and maintaining a balanced diet in rural communities. We used ethnobotanical methods to investigate traditional knowledge on Caryota obtusa, a substitute staple food plant of the Dulong people in Northwest Yunnan, China. The chemical composition, morphological properties, functional, and pasting properties of C. obtusa starch were evaluated. We used MaxEnt modeling to predict the potential geographical distribution of C. obtusa in Asia. Results revealed that C. obtusa is a vital starch species with cultural significance in the Dulong community. There are large areas suitable for C. obtusa in southern China, northern Myanmar, southwestern India, eastern Vietnam, and other places. As a potential starch crop, C. obtusa could substantially contribute to local food security and bring economic benefit. In the future, it is necessary to study the breeding and cultivation of C. obtusa, as well as the processing and development of starch, to solve long-term and hidden hunger in rural areas.
{"title":"Dulong People's Traditional Knowledge of <i>Caryota obtusa</i> (Arecaceae): a Potential Starch Plant with Emphasis on Its Starch Properties and Distribution Prediction.","authors":"Zhuo Cheng, Xiaoping Lu, Xian Hu, Qing Zhang, Maroof Ali, Chunlin Long","doi":"10.1007/s12231-022-09565-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-022-09565-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The greatest global challenge is to ensure that all people have access to adequate and nutritious food. Wild edible plants, particularly those that provide substitutes for staple foods, can play a key role in enhancing food security and maintaining a balanced diet in rural communities. We used ethnobotanical methods to investigate traditional knowledge on <i>Caryota obtusa</i>, a substitute staple food plant of the Dulong people in Northwest Yunnan, China. The chemical composition, morphological properties, functional, and pasting properties of <i>C. obtusa</i> starch were evaluated. We used MaxEnt modeling to predict the potential geographical distribution of <i>C. obtusa</i> in Asia. Results revealed that <i>C. obtusa</i> is a vital starch species with cultural significance in the Dulong community. There are large areas suitable for <i>C. obtusa</i> in southern China, northern Myanmar, southwestern India, eastern Vietnam, and other places. As a potential starch crop, <i>C. obtusa</i> could substantially contribute to local food security and bring economic benefit. In the future, it is necessary to study the breeding and cultivation of <i>C. obtusa</i>, as well as the processing and development of starch, to solve long-term and hidden hunger in rural areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":"77 1","pages":"63-81"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9934947/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9528538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pises (Xanthosoma robustum, Araceae): Traditional Knowledge and Sustainable Farming Practices of a Neglected and Underutilized Crop in a Mexican Indigenous Community","authors":"Jaime Pacheco-Trejo, Eliazar Aquino Torres, Judith Prieto Méndez, Ma Isabel Reyes Santamaría, Sergio Rubén Pérez Ríos","doi":"10.1007/s12231-022-09562-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-022-09562-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":"77 1","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43075880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-12DOI: 10.1007/s12231-022-09563-6
J. Hancock
{"title":"Fifty Years Later—The Legacy of Alfred Crosby’s “The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492”","authors":"J. Hancock","doi":"10.1007/s12231-022-09563-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-022-09563-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":"77 1","pages":"82-102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42711893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-28DOI: 10.1007/s12231-022-09560-9
D. Pérez, L. Raz
{"title":"Tracing the Supply Chain of Medicinal Wild Yam Species (Dioscorea spp.) in Cundinamarca, Colombia","authors":"D. Pérez, L. Raz","doi":"10.1007/s12231-022-09560-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-022-09560-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45154477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-10DOI: 10.1007/s12231-022-09559-2
M. Salas-Pascual, Teresa Cáceres-Lorenzo
{"title":"The Dispersal of Bananas (Musa spp.) to the Americas in the Sixteenth Century","authors":"M. Salas-Pascual, Teresa Cáceres-Lorenzo","doi":"10.1007/s12231-022-09559-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-022-09559-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44430438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-10-11DOI: 10.1007/s12231-022-09556-5
Maki Isoda, T. Kondo, R. Suzuki, S. Takeda
{"title":"Change in Anthropogenic Disturbances and Its Influence on Wild Tea Survival in Shiiba, Japan","authors":"Maki Isoda, T. Kondo, R. Suzuki, S. Takeda","doi":"10.1007/s12231-022-09556-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-022-09556-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44853900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-09-27DOI: 10.1007/s12231-022-09557-4
Khadijeh Motahhari, A. Pirani, H. Moazzeni, M. Joharchi, R. Bussmann
{"title":"High–Demand Medicinal Plants of Herbal Markets in Mashhad, Iran","authors":"Khadijeh Motahhari, A. Pirani, H. Moazzeni, M. Joharchi, R. Bussmann","doi":"10.1007/s12231-022-09557-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-022-09557-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11412,"journal":{"name":"Economic Botany","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2022-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47805592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}