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| OLIVEIRA,Rodrigo Leonardo Costa de; SCUDELLER,Veridiana Vizoni; BARBOSA,Reinaldo Imbrozio. |
| ABSTRACT Byrsonima crassifolia and B. coccolobifolia, popularly known as mirixis, muricis, mantecos or nances, are common fruit species in the Amazonian savannas. Their fruits are used in the preparation of juices and other beverages, while the other parts of the plants are used for different purposes in some indigenous communities. The aim of the present ethnobotanical study was to investigate the knowledge and traditional uses of mirixis in the Darora Indigenous Community, of the Makuxi ethnicity, in the São Marcos Indigenous Land, state of Roraima, northern Brazil. The knowledge on these species among the residents was analyzed considering their gender and age. A survey was carried out by means of semi-structured interviews with 60 respondents (36 men... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fuel-use; Food; Medicinal plants; Plant conservation; Northern Brazilian Amazon. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672017000200133 |
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