Preserving Traditional Botanical Knowledge: The Importance of Phytogeographic and Ethnobotanical Inventory of Peruvian Dye Plants

Peru is a megadiverse country with native species of all kinds, including dye plants, which have been used for hundreds of years by the local population. Despite the fact that many of these natural dyes are of a superior quality compared to synthetic ones and do not have the harmful effects that the...

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Main Authors: José Mostacero León, Segundo E. López Medina, Helmut Yabar, Jordan De La Cruz Castillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/6/4/63