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Record Nr.

UNINA9910409706703321

Titolo

Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by F. Merlin Franco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-14116-0

Collana

Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions, , 2523-7489

Disciplina

578.012

578.09

Soggetti

Plant systematics

Plant taxonomy

Plant anatomy

Plant development

Plant physiology

Plant breeding

Plant pathology

Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography

Plant Anatomy/Development

Plant Physiology

Plant Breeding/Biotechnology

Plant Pathology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Australasian Mountains.– Introduction to the Region -- Malaisia -- Indonesia -- Papua New Guinea -- Plant profiles -- .

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is a compendium of selected plant species of ethnobotanical value to the highland communities of popular Southeast Asia. “Traditional” knowledge held by local communities on their resources is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. New plants find their entry into the local pharmacopoeias, while existing ones maybe removed. Likewise, various local communities might find the same plant useful for completely different



purposes. While compiling information on the species, authors have taken great care to ensure that the dynamic nature of ethnobotanical knowledge is represented adequately. Special emphasis has also been given to cultural value of species to the local communities in the region. The field (and thus the market) of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology has grown considerably in recent years. Student interest is on the rise, attendance at professional conferences has grown steadily, and the number of professionals calling themselves ethnobotanists has increased significantly (the various societies (Society for Economic Botany, International Society of Ethnopharmacology, Society of Ethnobiology, International Society for Ethnobiology, and many regional and national societies in the field currently have thousands of members). The objective of this new Major Reference Work on Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia is to take advantage of the increasing international interest and scholarship on highland landscapes and communities. While ethnobotanical studies are now available from many regions of the world, no comprehensive encyclopedic volume on the highlands of popular SE Asia is available in the market. We include the best and latest research on a full range of descriptive, methodological, theoretical, and applied research on the most important plants for the region. Scholars in plant sciences worldwide will also be interested in the dedicated website for this volume and its dynamic content. .