Leguminosae andHomo sapiens

Isely, Duane

doi:10.1007/bf02858699

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“…platyccupa en Chi apas, entre otras (c uad ro 3). Desde el p u nto ele vista ec ol ógico, se sabe qu e las legumin osas son ele m e n tos imp o rta ntes e n sitios pe rtu rbad os y e n te rrenos agríco las en descanso o abando nados, ele biela a su capac idad ele crece r en suelos po bres en n itrógeno , sirvie ndo n o só lo para el m ej o rami ento de l su e lo, sino proveyen d o de se mill as y fo rrctje a animales d o m ésticos y silvestres (Ise ly, 1982). El género Nfonosa, al igual que o tras leguminosas (Isely, 1982; Ai-e ll ano, 1986), p ued e se r cons iderad o como un grupo fun cio nal muy im porta n te dentro de los ecosistemas d e bido al desar ro ll o ele nód ul os fij adores d e n itrógeno en su s raíces al asoc ia rse con bacteri as de l género Rhizobium., lo q ue les cl a la capacidad de enriq uecer e l su elo.…”

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Useful species of the genus Mimosa (Fabaceae-Mimosoideae) in Mexico

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By the number of species, Mimosa is the most important genus of Mimosoideae in Mexico; however, species of this genus have not been considered as important natural resources, due to the lack of ethnobotanic information. Based on the revision of herbarium collections (CODAGEM, ENCB, IEB, IMSSM, MEXU and UAMIZ) , of data base of useful plants in Mexico (Banco de Información Etnobotánica de Plantas Mexicanas, BADEPLAM, UNAM), specialized literature, as well as information obtained in the field, a compilation about uses of Mimosa species in Mexico has been done. A list of 32 species with local or regional uses is presented. Of these, 16 are used as fodder, 15 have medicinal use, 14 as fuel, 11 as living fences; other less frequent uses include construction material (6 species), meliferous (5), furriery (4), ornament l (3), edible (2), and agricultural tool (1).

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Useful species of the genus Mimosa (Fabaceae-Mimosoideae) in Mexico

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“…This high species richness is reflected in great morphological and chemical diversity, from which multiple uses are derived [ 2 ]. In socioeconomic terms, their importance for health and human alimentation is highlighted, although they also provide wood resources and dyes, resins, insecticides, fibres, fodder, and so forth [ 3 , 4 ].…”

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The Usefulness of Edible and Medicinal Fabaceae in Argentine and Chilean Patagonia: Environmental Availability and Other Sources of Supply

Molares

Ladio

2012

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Fabaceae is of great ethnobotanical importance in indigenous and urban communities throughout the world. This work presents a revision of the use of Fabaceae as a food and/or medicinal resource in Argentine-Chilean Patagonia. It is based on a bibliographical analysis of 27 ethnobotanical sources and catalogues of regional flora. Approximately 234 wild species grow in Patagonia, mainly (60%) in arid environments, whilst the remainder belong to Sub-Antarctic forest. It was found that 12.8% (30 species), mainly woody, conspicuous plants, are collected for food or medicines. Most of the species used grow in arid environments. Cultivation and purchase/barter enrich the Fabaceae offer, bringing it up to a total of 63 species. The richness of native and exotic species, and the existence of multiple strategies for obtaining these plants, indicates hybridization of knowledge and practices. Only 22% of the total species used are mentioned in bothcontexts of food and medicine, reflecting low-use complementation. This study suggests a significant ecological appearance and a high level of availability in shops and exchange networks in Patagonia, highlighting the need to consider the full set of environmental and socioeconomic factors in research related to the use and cultural importance of plants in regional contexts.

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“…This is a preferred tree for agro-forestry and is a popular renewable source of fuel, fodder, timber and vegetables needed by local populace (BHANDARI, 1990). It is an important component of Indian desert ecosystem as biomass producer and it enriches desert soil, fixes atmospheric nitrogen and provides a green coverage (FELKER and BANDURSKI, 1979;FELKER, 1979FELKER, , 1981LEAKY and LAST, 1980;GOYAL, 1975, 1980;ISELY, 1982). The immature and mature pods are edible, energy rich and have high nutritional value (GUPTA et al, 1974).…”

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Studies on Cytogenetical Variation in Prosopis cineraria (Linn.) Druce – A Key Stone Tree Species of Indian Desert

2007

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Prosopis cineraria (Mimosaceae) is an important tree of agro-forestry and ethano- botanical importance with multipurpose utility as wood yielding, fodder, food and medicinal uses. Some remarkable features are observed in the form of phenotypic variation in various populations inhabiting different regions of the Indian desert. To asses these variations male meiotic studies were conducted in ten different accessions collected from four proviences of Rajasthan, India. Analysis of data on chromosome associations, chiasma frequency and their distributions pattern concluded that the somatic chromosome number of P. cineraria is 2n = 2x = 28. The complete absence of accessory chromosomes (B) and percentage of pollen stainability indicates an over all genomic stability in P. cineraria. Numerical changes like aneuploidy might have played an important role in origin and adoptation of P. cineraria against all the odds of the climatic condition of the Indian desert.

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Leguminosae andHomo sapiens

Cited by 23 publications

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Useful species of the genus Mimosa (Fabaceae-Mimosoideae) in Mexico

Useful species of the genus Mimosa (Fabaceae-Mimosoideae) in Mexico

The Usefulness of Edible and Medicinal Fabaceae in Argentine and Chilean Patagonia: Environmental Availability and Other Sources of Supply

Studies on Cytogenetical Variation in Prosopis cineraria (Linn.) Druce – A Key Stone Tree Species of Indian Desert

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