Ethnobotany of dioecious species: Traditional knowledge on dioecious plants in India

Abstract

A knowledge gap exists in ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological literature on traditional knowledge of dioecious plants. From this explorative study it is evident that people have traditional knowledge on plant gender and preferential usages towards one gender. Based on this, we propose that researchers conducting ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological studies should consider documenting traditional knowledge on sexual systems of plants, and test the existence of gender specific usages in their conceptual framework and hypothesis testing. Incorporating such concepts could provide new dimensions of scientific knowledge with potential implications to conservation biology, chemical ecology, ethnoecology and drug discovery.

Pemanfaatan Tumbuhan Lokal secara Tradisional dalam Peningkatan Ketahanan Pangan oleh Suku Dayak Iban di Desa Mensiau, Kalimantan Barat

“…Tumbuhan lokal, terutama ransa sering dimanfaatkan sebagai bahan makanan pada saat upacara adat pernikahan maupun hari-hari besar adat (gawai) maupun keagamaan. Adanya sumber pangan lokal yang dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat secara tradisional merupakan salah satu aset penting pembangunan pedesaan [17]. Tumbuh-tumbuhan lokal banyak dijumpai di sekitar daerah pedesaan.…”

In Vitro Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Extracts Derived from Leaves of Juvenile and Mature Shoots of Ficus Pumila L. (Moraceae)

“…We believe, that there is another important aspect in preliminary pharmacological studies of plants that should not be neglected. More than 15,000 angiosperm plant species are dioecious, i.e., having distinct male and female individuals (Seethapathy et al, 2018). The male and female plants also have remarkable differences in ecological adaptability, physiological and biochemical characteristics (Hultine et al, 2016;Li et al, 2016).…”

“…The male and female plants also have remarkable differences in ecological adaptability, physiological and biochemical characteristics (Hultine et al, 2016;Li et al, 2016). The allocation of resources between male and female plants is different, and also variation in secondary metabolites is reported among dioecious plants (Li et al, 2016;Seethapathy et al, 2018). However, little is known about the ethnobotany of dioecious species and whether preferences exist in pharmacological investigations for a specific gender of plant samples screened for specific kinds of biological activity.…”

Utilization of Food Plant by Sundanese Ethnic, in Nyangkewok Hamlet, Sukabumi Regency

“…Pangan tradisional merupakan instrumen penting dalam pembangunan pedesaan di tingkat lokal (Seethapathy et al 2018 Tumbuhan atau bahan pangan termasuk di dalamnya makanan pokok, makanan tambahan, minuman, bumbu masakan, dan rempah-rempah yang terkait dengan jenis tumbuhan hutan dan liar (Bangsawan 2012). Bahan pangan tambahan dapat dibedakan atas: 1) umbi-umbian; 2) sayur-sayuran; 3) buah-buahan; 4) bijibijian dan kacang-kacangan; 5) bumbu dan aroma masakan (Nurcahyati dan Ardiansyah 2018).…”