Plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba
In the Biosphere Reserve Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, plant species are mainly used as food, medicine, honeybee feeders and timber. They are collected by folk people in the nearby forests but these collections can be a severe threat to many of the extant plant resources. An ethnobotanical study and...
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| author | Sonia Rosete Blandariz Nancy Ricardo Nápoles Antonio Escarre Esteves Pedro Herrera Oliver Ariel Aguilar Reyes Luisa Vergara Noval René Medina Muñoz Juan Antonio Hernández Valdés María Antonia Castañeira Colomé Sonia Vega Rosete |
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| description | In the Biosphere Reserve Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, plant species are mainly used as food, medicine, honeybee feeders and timber. They are collected by folk people in the nearby forests but these collections can be a severe threat to many of the extant plant resources. An ethnobotanical study and a tree inventory were carried out in the 80 plots of the Unidad Silvícola El Valle in order to define a basis for the management and sustainable development of the useful species of the localities La Bajada, El Valle y Vallecito in the BRPG. Informal and structured interviews were made to 200 collectors as well as participant observations and hiking tours from October 1987 to September 2007. Results show that most useful plants are found in the lowland tropical forest, the seashore scrub thicket and the sandy and rocky coasts. Areas with least diversity are found in the northern zone where mangrove forests are dominant with two species: Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle. Plot 15 has the largest amount of species (249). Over 200 species were found in the plots 73 (232), 70 (232), 80 (232), 68 (229), 74 (229) and 78 (229) where the following species are dominant: Gerascanthus gerascanthoides, Oxandra lanceolata and Sideroxylon foetidissimum subsp. foetidissimum.. According to the inventory, Talipariti elatum is abundant and therefore the controlled exploitation of its flowers is recommended for the production of green dye and medicine against colds. The propagation of pioneer species like Chrysobalanus icaco, Chrysophyllum oliviforme and Genipa americana during the first years of forest regeneration, followed by the propagation of foliage trees like Oxandra lanceolata (useful in the perfume industry) and Crescentia cujete will help to recuperate and/or restore the original forests. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d989d3a65164921a1718a78b58d239e2022-12-21T17:22:17ZengUniversidad de Pinar del Río "Hermanos Saíz Montes de Oca"Revista Cubana de Ciencias Forestales2310-34692013-12-011212113213Plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de Guanahacabibes, CubaSonia Rosete Blandariz0Nancy Ricardo Nápoles1Antonio Escarre Esteves2Pedro Herrera Oliver3Ariel Aguilar Reyes4Luisa Vergara Noval5René Medina Muñoz6Juan Antonio Hernández Valdés7María Antonia Castañeira Colomé8Sonia Vega Rosete9Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).Instituto de Ecología y Sistemática (IES), Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología y Medio Ambiente (CITMA).In the Biosphere Reserve Peninsula de Guanahacabibes, plant species are mainly used as food, medicine, honeybee feeders and timber. They are collected by folk people in the nearby forests but these collections can be a severe threat to many of the extant plant resources. An ethnobotanical study and a tree inventory were carried out in the 80 plots of the Unidad Silvícola El Valle in order to define a basis for the management and sustainable development of the useful species of the localities La Bajada, El Valle y Vallecito in the BRPG. Informal and structured interviews were made to 200 collectors as well as participant observations and hiking tours from October 1987 to September 2007. Results show that most useful plants are found in the lowland tropical forest, the seashore scrub thicket and the sandy and rocky coasts. Areas with least diversity are found in the northern zone where mangrove forests are dominant with two species: Avicennia germinans and Rhizophora mangle. Plot 15 has the largest amount of species (249). Over 200 species were found in the plots 73 (232), 70 (232), 80 (232), 68 (229), 74 (229) and 78 (229) where the following species are dominant: Gerascanthus gerascanthoides, Oxandra lanceolata and Sideroxylon foetidissimum subsp. foetidissimum.. According to the inventory, Talipariti elatum is abundant and therefore the controlled exploitation of its flowers is recommended for the production of green dye and medicine against colds. The propagation of pioneer species like Chrysobalanus icaco, Chrysophyllum oliviforme and Genipa americana during the first years of forest regeneration, followed by the propagation of foliage trees like Oxandra lanceolata (useful in the perfume industry) and Crescentia cujete will help to recuperate and/or restore the original forests.http://cfores.upr.edu.cu/index.php/cfores/article/view/56productos forestalesplantas útilesReserva de la Biosfera GuanacacabibesCuba. |
| spellingShingle | Sonia Rosete Blandariz Nancy Ricardo Nápoles Antonio Escarre Esteves Pedro Herrera Oliver Ariel Aguilar Reyes Luisa Vergara Noval René Medina Muñoz Juan Antonio Hernández Valdés María Antonia Castañeira Colomé Sonia Vega Rosete Plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba Revista Cubana de Ciencias Forestales productos forestales plantas útiles Reserva de la Biosfera Guanacacabibes Cuba. |
| title | Plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba |
| title_full | Plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba |
| title_fullStr | Plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba |
| title_short | Plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de Guanahacabibes, Cuba |
| title_sort | plant resources in the biosphere reserve peninsula de guanahacabibes cuba |
| topic | productos forestales plantas útiles Reserva de la Biosfera Guanacacabibes Cuba. |
| url | http://cfores.upr.edu.cu/index.php/cfores/article/view/56 |
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