Ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered Polylepis incarum and Polylepis pacensis (Rosaceae) forests in Bolivia
Polylepis forests constitute important habitats for an array of Andean fauna and flora and provide direct ecosystem services to local indigenous communities. However, there are very few floristic surveys as well as ethnobotanic studies in these forest ecosystems. In this study, we evaluated the flor...
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| author | Rosember Hurtado Arely N. Palabral-Aguilera Alejandra I. Domic M. Isabel Gómez Máximo Liberman |
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| description | Polylepis forests constitute important habitats for an array of Andean fauna and flora and provide direct ecosystem services to local indigenous communities. However, there are very few floristic surveys as well as ethnobotanic studies in these forest ecosystems. In this study, we evaluated the floristic composition of these forests, the socio-economic use of plant species, and the local assessment of past cover of P. pacensis and P. incarum forests in the western Bolivian Andes. We recorded a total of 46 plant species in P. pacensis forests and 58 species in P. incarum forests. They each include two endemic species, respectively, Aa trilobulata and Calceolaria bartsiifolia, and Hieracium padcayense and Calceolaria bartsiifolia. At least 13 species are medicinal and used to treat a variety of illnesses. Local indigenous communities use Polylepis as fuel, medicine, wood, and building material and it possesses an important ritual value. Fifty four percent of the interviewers considered that P. pacensis cover stayed unchanged for the last 10 years; whereas 44% perceived that P. incarum cover has increased, and 40% considered that it has decreased over the last 10 years. Conservation programs need to include the active participation of local indigenous communities, in order to improve the local valorization of these forest ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-68e8c3fed2fe450ca887bf71bf99fa662022-12-21T18:23:12ZspaInstituto de Botánica del NordesteBonplandia0524-04761853-84602018-11-0127211312610.30972/bon.27235343190Ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered Polylepis incarum and Polylepis pacensis (Rosaceae) forests in BoliviaRosember Hurtado0Arely N. Palabral-Aguilera1Alejandra I. Domic2M. Isabel Gómez3Máximo Liberman4Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Instituto de Ecología. La Paz.Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Instituto de Ecología. La PazThe Pennsylvania State University, University ParkColección Boliviana de Fauna, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural. La Paz.Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. La PazPolylepis forests constitute important habitats for an array of Andean fauna and flora and provide direct ecosystem services to local indigenous communities. However, there are very few floristic surveys as well as ethnobotanic studies in these forest ecosystems. In this study, we evaluated the floristic composition of these forests, the socio-economic use of plant species, and the local assessment of past cover of P. pacensis and P. incarum forests in the western Bolivian Andes. We recorded a total of 46 plant species in P. pacensis forests and 58 species in P. incarum forests. They each include two endemic species, respectively, Aa trilobulata and Calceolaria bartsiifolia, and Hieracium padcayense and Calceolaria bartsiifolia. At least 13 species are medicinal and used to treat a variety of illnesses. Local indigenous communities use Polylepis as fuel, medicine, wood, and building material and it possesses an important ritual value. Fifty four percent of the interviewers considered that P. pacensis cover stayed unchanged for the last 10 years; whereas 44% perceived that P. incarum cover has increased, and 40% considered that it has decreased over the last 10 years. Conservation programs need to include the active participation of local indigenous communities, in order to improve the local valorization of these forest ecosystems.https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/bon/article/view/3534bosques altoandinoscomposición florísticaetnobotánicapolylepisvaloración local |
| spellingShingle | Rosember Hurtado Arely N. Palabral-Aguilera Alejandra I. Domic M. Isabel Gómez Máximo Liberman Ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered Polylepis incarum and Polylepis pacensis (Rosaceae) forests in Bolivia Bonplandia bosques altoandinos composición florística etnobotánica polylepis valoración local |
| title | Ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered Polylepis incarum and Polylepis pacensis (Rosaceae) forests in Bolivia |
| title_full | Ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered Polylepis incarum and Polylepis pacensis (Rosaceae) forests in Bolivia |
| title_fullStr | Ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered Polylepis incarum and Polylepis pacensis (Rosaceae) forests in Bolivia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered Polylepis incarum and Polylepis pacensis (Rosaceae) forests in Bolivia |
| title_short | Ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered Polylepis incarum and Polylepis pacensis (Rosaceae) forests in Bolivia |
| title_sort | ethnobotanical and floristic studies of endangered polylepis incarum and polylepis pacensis rosaceae forests in bolivia |
| topic | bosques altoandinos composición florística etnobotánica polylepis valoración local |
| url | https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/bon/article/view/3534 |
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