Ethnobotany of Atlantic Forest Coastal communities: diversity of plant uses in Gamboa (Itacuruca Island, Brazil)

Local plants are a very important resource for the community of Gamboa, located at Itacuruçá Island, Sepetiba Bay, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ninety species of plants, belonging to 40 families, are used for a variety of purposes, such as food, construction, handicraft, and medicine. In a surve...

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Published in:Human ecology : an interdisciplinary journal 1993-12, Vol.21 (4), p.419-430
Main Authors: Figueiredo, G.M, Leitao-Filho, H.F, Begossi, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
BOSQUES
Botany
BRASIL
BRAZIL
BRESIL
Coastal ecology
COASTS
Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore
COMMUNAUTE VEGETALE
COMUNIDADES VEGETALES
COSTA
COTES
Diversity indices
Ecological niches
Ethnobotanics. Ethnoecology
ETHNOBOTANIQUE
ETHNOBOTANY
Ethnology
ETNOBOTANICA
Flowers & plants
FORESTS
FORET
Human ecology
Island biogeography
Island life
Medicinal plants
PLANT COMMUNITIES
Plant diversity
Plant species
Plants
RIO DE JANEIRO
Traditional sciences and medicine
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Summary:Local plants are a very important resource for the community of Gamboa, located at Itacuruçá Island, Sepetiba Bay, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ninety species of plants, belonging to 40 families, are used for a variety of purposes, such as food, construction, handicraft, and medicine. In a survey medicinal uses for plants were the most quoted by the community. Uses of medicinal plants within Gamboa and with other coastal communities are analyzed using diversity indices. Use by different categories of people based on sex, age, and economic activity was compared and significant differences were found among the groups compared, except for economic categories (fishermen and non-fishermen). The theory of island biogeography is shown to be useful for analyzing different levels of resource uses on different islands.
ISSN:0300-7839
1572-9915
DOI:10.1007/BF00891142