Title |
Eating from the wild: diversity of wild edible plants used by Tibetans in Shangri-la region, Yunnan, China
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Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, April 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-9-28 |
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Authors |
Yan Ju, Jingxian Zhuo, Bo Liu, Chunlin Long |
Abstract |
Locally harvested wild edible plants (WEPs) provide food as well as cash income for indigenous people and are of great importance in ensuring global food security. Some also play a significant role in maintaining the productivity and stability of traditional agro-ecosystems. Shangri-la region of Yunnan Province, SW China, is regarded as a biodiversity hotspot. People living there have accumulated traditional knowledge about plants. However, with economic development, WEPs are threatened and the associated traditional knowledge is in danger of being lost. Therefore, ethnobotanical surveys were conducted throughout this area to investigate and document the wild edible plants traditionally used by local Tibetan people. |
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