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Cultural and social uses of plants from and around Kibale National Park, Western Uganda
Author(s) -
Kakudidi E. K.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2004.00472.x
Subject(s) - rhizome , national park , hibiscus , bark (sound) , biology , geography , botany , ficus , range (aeronautics) , ecology , materials science , composite material
This investigation records 89 species are used for 26 cultural and social purposes. The highest numbers of plants are used in wedding ceremonies (25 species), followed by those used against witchcraft (18), religious ceremonies (15), while the others range between 1–9 species. Whole plants contributed 24.8%, followed by leaves (24%), stems (22%), seeds (12.8%) flowers and bark (5.5% each), rhizomes (1.8%) and leaf sheath, root and friut with 0.9% each. Some plants have multiple uses such as Cymbopogon nardus with seven uses. Ficus natalensis, F. ovata, Hibiscus fuscus and Phoneix reclinata with four uses each. A total of nine species have three uses each, 19 species with two uses each, and 56 species with one use each.