Diversity and use of Plants in Carlos Concha, Esmeraldas, Ecuador
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In Carlos Concha, Esmeraldas province, a survey was conducted in order to determine the level of use of local plants by the local population. It was determined that 49 species, belonging to 28 botanical families are used. Most of the latter belong to the Asteraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, Piperaceae, and Solanaceae families, which include 17.85% of all reported species. All collected plants were collected in the field, pressed, dried, and mounted as herbarium samples. Most of the inhabitants of Carlos Concha practice subsistence agriculture with cacao (Teobrama cacao), maize (Zea mays), cassava (Manihot esculenta), plantains (Musa paradisiaca), and bananas (Musa acuminata) the principal crops. Of the plants reported as useful, 50.1% are used as medicine, insect repellent, and wound healing. As much as 24.4% of the reported species are used as food, three species are used as construction materials, whereas uses related to handicraft manufacturing and ritual activities are less frequent, with only one species used for these purposes. Additionally, 9 species were reported to be used for other purposes, including fuel (coal), forage and ornamental uses.
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