- Title
- Local knowledge on the uses, habitat, and change in abundance of multipurpose mimusops species in Benin
- Creator
- Sinasson Gisèle K, Shackleton, Charlie M, Assogbadjo, Achille E, Sinsin, Brice
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/181105
- Identifier
- vital:43699
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-017-9370-6"
- Description
- Multipurpose NTFP species typically experience higher harvest demand because of their multiple uses, which, when combined with unsustainable land use practices, may threaten population viability. We assessed local knowledge on the uses, habitat, and population status of Mimusops andongensis and Mimusops kummel, both multipurpose NTFP species in Benin, to promote their valorization and conservation and thus sustain local knowledge on their uses for domestication issues. One hundred households were randomly selected for structured interviews for M. andongensis and 500 for M. kummel. The relationship between age, sex, and ethnic groups and the species uses was assessed using comparison and correspondence analyses. Nearly all organs of the species were used. Both species were mainly exploited for medicinal purposes but also in construction and as firewood. We found similarities in some uses of the species organs, although the species occur in different ecological zones and are used by different ethnic groups. This result should be considered for the valorization of the species. Most informants reported that populations of M. andongensis were decreasing, although some felt that they were increasing, whereas less than one-third said that M. kummel was decreasing. There were strong relationships between gender, age, and ethnic affiliation of the users and the exploited organs of both species. Potential uses exist based on both the past and current uses of the species and in comparison to other countries where they are exploited. Local ethnoecological knowledge and practices will help to valorize and conserve the species. However, further research on the species’ seed germination and propagation ability are also necessary.
- Format
- computer, online resource, application/pdf, 1 online resource (18 pages), pdf
- Publisher
- SpringerLink
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Economic Botany, Sinasson, G. K. Shackleton, C.M., Assogbadjo, A.E. and Sinsin, B., 2017. Local knowledge on the uses, habitat, and change in abundance of multipurpose mimusops species in Benin. Economic Botany, 71(2), pp.105-122, Economic Botany volume 71 number 2 p. 105 2017 1874-9364
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- Rights
- Open Access
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RU DST/NRF SARChI for Interdisciplinary Science in Land and Natural Resource Use for Sustainable Livelihoods
Shackleton, Charles Michael (Distinguished Prof)
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SDG 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
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