Ethnobotanical databases serve as repositories of traditional knowledge (TK), either at international or local scales. By documenting plant species with traditional use, and most importantly, the applications and modes of use of such species, ethnobotanical databases play a role in the conservation of TK and also provide access to information that could improve hypothesis generation and testing in ethnobotanical studies. Brazil has a rich medicinal flora and a rich cultural landscape. Nevertheless, cultural change and ecological degradation can lead to loss of TK. Here, we present an online database developed with open-source tools with a capacity to include all medicinal flora of Brazil. We present test data for the Leguminosae comprising a total of 2078 records, referred to here as use reports, including data compiled from literature and herbarium sources. Unlike existing databases, Ewé provides tools for the visualization of large datasets, facilitating hypothesis generation and meta-analyses. The Ewé database is currently available at www.ewedb.com.
We discuss some ideas about the concepts of diversity and biodiversity, explaining the title of this text at the end, and how Heringeriana understands its role as a vehicle for the dissemination of new knowledge in these topics.
Discutimos algumas ideias sobre os conceitos de diversidade e biodiversidade, explicando ao final o título desse texto e como a Heringeriana entende seu papel de veículo para a disseminação de novos conhecimentos nesses tópicos.
Discutimos algunas ideas sobre los conceptos de diversidad y biodiversidad, explicando al final el título de este texto y cómo Heringeriana entiende su papel como vehículo para la difusión de nuevos conocimientos sobre estos temas.
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