Titre du document / Document title

Quantitative ethnobotany of two east timorese cultures

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

COLLINS Sean ⁽¹⁾ ; MARTINS Xisto ⁽²⁾ ; MITCHELL Andrew ⁽³⁾ ; TESHOME Awegechew ⁽¹⁾ ; THOR ARNASON John ⁽⁴⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
⁽²⁾ USC-Canada East Timor, Dili, East Timor, CANADA
⁽³⁾ Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, Northern Territory, Darwin, AUSTRALIE
⁽⁴⁾ Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA

Résumé / Abstract

This is the first time aspects of the ethnobotany of East Timor have been reported. The medicinal plant traditions of two distinct East Timorese cultures, the Laklei and Idate, were studied and compared using quantitative ethnobotanical methods. A total of 86 medicinal plant species were identified. The medicinal plant traditions of the Laklei and Idate cultures were compared using Trotter and Logan's (1986) quantitative "informant agreement ratio." On average, informant consensus was greater in Laklei, suggesting a medicinal plant tradition that is more defined than in Idate, where informants are more likely to use the same medicinal plants when treating the same usage categories. Furthermore, only 11 of the 86 medicinal plant species documented were used by both cultures, of which only six had similar mentions. These findings have important implications for the understanding of ethnobotany as they demonstrate how relatively closely situated cultural groups can have significantly different traditional knowledge systems.

Revue / Journal Title

Economic botany   ISSN 0013-0001   CODEN ECBOA5 

Source / Source

2006, vol. 60, n^o4, pp. 347-361 [15 page(s) (article)] (1 p.1/4)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, NY, ETATS-UNIS  (1947) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Tropical zone ; Asia ; South east Asia ; Timor-Leste ; Medicinal plant ; Ethnobotany ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Zone tropicale ; Asie ; Asie du sud est ; Timor-Leste ; Plante médicinale ; Ethnobotanique ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Zona tropical ; Asia ; Asia del sureste ; Timor-Leste ; Planta medicinal ; Etnobotánica ;

Mots-clés d'auteur / Author Keywords

East Timor ; comparative ethnobotany ; quantitative methods ; informant agreement ratio ; informant consensus ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 4064, 35400014530514.0040