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Ethnomedicinal Study of the Use of Zingiberaceae by the Mentawai People in Siberut, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Jurnal Biologi Universitas Andalas, 2021
The Mentawai archipelago is situated to the west of mainland Sumatra and is part of the West Sumatra province. The Mentawai people are indigenous to this archipelago and are well known for their traditional healing practices performed by their Sikerei ...
Nurainas Nurainas, Ratna Sulekha, Zuhri Syam, Samantha Lee, Syamsuardi Syamsuardi   +4 more
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A new species of Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from Dominica [PDF]

, 2008
A new species of Cephaloleia, C. simplex from Dominica, is described and illustrated.
Staines, Charles L.
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Diversity, Ethnobotany, and Horticultural Potential of Local Vegetables in Chai Chumphol Temple Community Market, Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand

Horticulturae
Local markets are vital for economic activity and preserving cultural heritage, especially through vegetables central to community diets and traditions.
Piyaporn Saensouk, Surapon Saensouk, Khant Zaw Hein, Sombat Appamaraka, Charun Maknoi, Phetlasy Souladeth, Kamonwan Koompoot, Phiphat Sonthongphithak, Thawatphong Boonma, Tammanoon Jitpromma   +9 more
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A new record of the Malay Cardamom Amomum aculeatum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) for mainland India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2018
Amomum aculeatum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae), earlier known from the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, is reported from Kodagu in Karnataka, for the first time from the mainland of India.
Sameer Chandrakant Patil, P. Lakshminarasimhan   +1 more
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Ornamental Zingiberaceae.

Revista Brasileira de Horticultura Ornamental, 1995
The family Zingiberaceae (in which I include Costus and other spiral gingers) is the largest and most widespread in the Zingiberales. The forty nine genera and about 1400 species occur throughout the warm parts of the world from 32 degrees North lattitude to 30 degrees South lattitude and from sea level to 4200 meters altitude.
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Renealmia alpinia (Rottb.) Maas (Zingiberaceae): an edible plant from Sierra Norte de Puebla (México)

Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 2002
The edible fruits of Renealmia alpinia are highly valued in the Sierra Norte de Puebla (México) where they are managed at a household level. The plant is wild in the región, although a rare species. The aril of the fruit is the edible part.
Manuel J. Macía
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Exploring Edible Underground Storage Organ Plants in Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand: Diversity, Traditional Uses, and Horticultural Importance

Diversity
Edible underground storage organ (EUO) plants, including tubers, rhizomes, corms, and root tubers, play a crucial role in food security, nutrition, traditional medicine, and local livelihoods, yet many regions of northeastern Thailand, including Maha ...
Piyaporn Saensouk, Surapon Saensouk, Areerat Ragsasilp, Sombat Appamaraka, Auemporn Junsongduang, Phiphat Sonthongphithak, Yuefeng Zhang, Tammanoon Jitpromma   +7 more
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Ornamental Plant Diversity and Traditional Uses in Home Gardens of Kham Toei Sub-District, Thai Charoen District, Yasothon Province, Northeastern Thailand

Diversity
Ornamental plants in rural household gardens provide esthetic, cultural, and practical value, yet their ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological roles remain understudied. This study aimed to identify culturally significant ornamental species in Kham Toei
Piyaporn Saensouk, Surapon Saensouk, Khamfa Chanthavongsa, Phiphat Sonthongphithak, Tammanoon Jitpromma   +4 more
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Ethnobotany of Lao Isan Ethnic Group from Na Chueak District, Maha Sarakham Province, Northeastern Thailand

Horticulturae
This study investigates the plant diversity, ethnobotanical knowledge, and traditional uses of plants by the Lao Isan ethnic group in Na Chueak District, Maha Sarakham Province, Thailand.
Piyaporn Saensouk, Surapon Saensouk, Thawatphong Boonma, Auemporn Junsongduang, Sombat Appamaraka, Kamonwan Koompoot, Khamfa Chanthavongsa, Tammanoon Jitpromma   +7 more
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NOTES ON NEW WORLD ZINGIBERACEAE* [PDF]

Acta Botanica Neerlandica, 1975
A new species from Venezuela has to be added to the genus Renealmia recently monographed by the author for Flora Neotropica.
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