Ethnobotany of Atlantic Forest Coastal Communities: II. Diversity of Plant Uses at Sepetiba Bay (SE Brazil)

This is an ethnobotanical study of Atlantic Forest coastal communities located at Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Atlantic Forest remnants are top priority conservation areas, and include native communities that depend on fish and small-scale agriculture. We conducted fieldwork in the co...

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Published in:Human ecology : an interdisciplinary journal 1997-06, Vol.25 (2), p.353-360
Main Authors: FIGUEIREDO, G. M, LEITAO-FILHO, H. F, BEGOSSI, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brief Communication
Coastal ecology
Coastal forests
Coasts
Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore
Ethnobotanics. Ethnoecology
Ethnobotany
Ethnology
Forest ecology
Human ecology
Medicinal plants
Pain
Plants
Sedatives
Traditional sciences and medicine
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Summary:This is an ethnobotanical study of Atlantic Forest coastal communities located at Sepetiba Bay, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Atlantic Forest remnants are top priority conservation areas, and include native communities that depend on fish and small-scale agriculture. We conducted fieldwork in the community of Calhaus (Jaguanum Island) from 1989 to 1991, and interviewed adults on their use of plants. We examined the diversity of medicinal plants used among communities of different islands and found results similar to previous research at Gamboa (Itacuruçá Island); communities living in smaller islands and on islands further from the coast use a lower diversity of plants. Also, older islanders show a deeper knowledge of medicinal plants than younger islanders.
ISSN:0300-7839
1572-9915
DOI:10.1023/A:1021934408466