Ethnobotanical Importance of Wild Plants in Wadi Kaam, Northwestern Libya

Ahmed, Dalia A.; El-Khalafy, Mohamed M.; Almushghub, Fathi; El-Din, A. Sharaf; Shaltout, Kamal H.

doi:10.21608/ejbo.2023.176281.2199

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“…It focuses on measuring the usefulness of plants and vegetation to humans. Different approaches to determining the importance of plants have been developed by various researchers (Halmy and Salem 2015;Heneidy et al 2017;Ahmed et al 2023;. To measure the importance of plant species for humans, (Reyes-García et al 2006) recommended using an integrated index termed cultural value.…”

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The link of socioeconomic importance to the conservation status of the Mediterranean endemic plants in Egypt

SHALTOUT,

BEDAIR,

EL-KHALAFY

et al. 2023

Nusantara Biosci

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Abstract. Shaltout K, Bedair H, El-Khalafy MM, Keshta A, Halmy MWA. 2023. The link of socioeconomic importance to the conservation status of the Mediterranean endemic plants in Egypt. Nusantara Bioscience 15: 189-211. Mediterranean Basin is the second world's richest hotspot and one of the most critical spots on the planet for endemic species. Therefore, the present study aimed at screening the Mediterranean endemics and evaluating the uses of recorded taxa quantitively through developing new indices and updating the existing ones. Indeed, Semi-structured interviews were used with 43 informants. Relative Cultural Importance (RCI), Species Conservation Importance (SCI), and Relative Medicinal Importance (RMI) indices were applied to determine the most valuable taxa. A preliminary list of 65 Mediterranean endemic species belonging to 49 genera and 22 families in Egypt was compiled from the available literature. Fifty-seven (87.7%) species have at least one aspect of the potential or actual economic value. The most represented use category was the medicinal value (39 taxa: 69.6%). Thymbra capitata (L.) Cav. was mentioned in the highest use categories (NU: 5). Veronica syriaca Roem. & Schult. attained the maximum ethnobotanical Relative Importance (RI) index value. It is crucial to shed light on the cultural value of Mediterranean endemics to guide future management planning to support the conservation and sustainable use of these critical species.

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The link of socioeconomic importance to the conservation status of the Mediterranean endemic plants in Egypt

SHALTOUT,

BEDAIR,

EL-KHALAFY

et al. 2023

Nusantara Biosci

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The chemical composition of the aerial parts’ essential oil of matthiola fruticulosa (L.) maire growing in Sicily, Italy

Badalamenti,

Vaglica,

Porrello

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Natural Product Research

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Ethnobotanical importance of the endemic taxa in the Egyptian flora

El-Khalafy,

Ahmed,

Shaltout

et al. 2023

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Background: Endemic species are important components in the flora of most world regions. Most of these species have become threatened and exposed to extinction within the last few years. The present study aims to evaluate the ecosystem services offered by the endemic plant taxa in Egypt and the threats that affect them. Twenty-five field visits were conducted during summer 2018 to spring 2022 to several locations all over Egypt. In each location, the main habitats, national distribution, abundance, goods and threats were recorded. Results: Egypt has 41 endemic taxa belonging to 36 genera and 20 families inhabiting 10 main habitats. Rocky surfaces and sandy formations have the highest number of endemic species. The relation between the number of endemic taxa and the abundance categories indicated that 2 taxa are rare (4.9% of the total taxa), while the remaining were very rare (95%). The most represented offered good was the medicinal uses (32 taxa = 78%), while fuel plants were only represented by 2 taxa (2 taxa = 4.9%). Besides, 14 taxa (34.1% of the total studied taxa) have at least 1 environmental service. Soil fertility (7 taxa = 50%) was the most represented, followed by sand accumulations (6 taxa out of 14 taxa = 43%), while shading plant was the least (1 taxon = 7.1%) (Rosa arabica). The most represented threat is over-cutting and over-collecting (38 taxa = 92.7%), while mining and quarrying is the least represented (4 taxa = 9.8%). Conclusions:The potential and actual goods, services and threats of the endemic taxa were assessed as follows; field observation, information collected from local inhabitants and herbalists, and a literature review. The present study recommended planning a strategy about the importance, threats and conservation of endemic taxa in Egypt that would help in the protection and rescue of these plants and increase awareness about the importance of these plants.

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Ethnobotanical Importance of Wild Plants in Wadi Kaam, Northwestern Libya

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The link of socioeconomic importance to the conservation status of the Mediterranean endemic plants in Egypt

The link of socioeconomic importance to the conservation status of the Mediterranean endemic plants in Egypt

The chemical composition of the aerial parts’ essential oil of matthiola fruticulosa (L.) maire growing in Sicily, Italy

Ethnobotanical importance of the endemic taxa in the Egyptian flora

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