Species Profiles of Some Useful Plants in Omo Biosphere Reserve in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorObioh, Gloria I. B.
dc.contributor.authorIsichei, Augustine O.
dc.coverage.geographicalNigeriaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-09T12:03:43Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-29T11:04:10Z
dc.date.available2014-10-09T12:03:43Z
dc.date.available2018-10-29T11:04:10Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.departmentBotanyen_US
dc.description.abstractEcological ethnobotany was conducted in Omo Biosphere Reserve, Nigeria in order to elucidate the basic ecological and cultural variables needed for the conservation and restoration of some useful utilised in the reserve. Permanent sample plots of 25m and 25m each were laid out randomly in four sites in the reserve. Data on both vegetation and soil in each site were collected by random sampling method. Quantitative Ethnobotany was carried out using the Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) technique. The target species were Carpolobia lutea G. Don, Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels, Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-Lecomb ex O'Rorke) Baill., Myrianthus arboreus P. Beauv., Sphenocentrum jollyanum Pierre, Spondias mombin L. Tetrapleura tetraptera Taub. and Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. The species were selected because they are indigenous, non-timber and highly utilised in ethnomedicine and nutrition. A total of 132 woody species in 39 families were identified. Most of the target species were found only in the transition zone in very low densities of about two to five per hectare. Spondias mombin was found only in cultivated areas. The target species tolerate moderately acidic soils; majority flowered in the dry season and fruited during the rainy season. They were harvested from the wild and used in the treatment of many ailments including malaria, yellow fever, worms, cough, infertility, gonorrhea and diabetes. The inclusion of some of the species in conservation and restoration program in the reserve is suggested.en_US
dc.facultiesScienceen_US
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dc.identifier.citationObioh, Gloria I. B. and Isichei, Augustine O. (2006). Species Profiles of Some Useful Plants in Omo Biosphere Reserve in Nigeria. Environtropica, 3(1 & 2): 16 - 34en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3396
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages.totalpages19en_US
dc.subjectConservationen_US
dc.subjectNon-timber forest plantsen_US
dc.subjectEthnomedicineen_US
dc.subjectOmo Biosphere Reserveen_US
dc.titleSpecies Profiles of Some Useful Plants in Omo Biosphere Reserve in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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