Ethnobotany of Wild and Semi-Wild Edible Fruit Species used by Maale and Ari Ethnic Communities in Southern Ethiopia

Kidane, Berhane; Maesen, L.J.G. van der; Andel, Tinde van; Asfaw, Zemede; Sosef, M.S.M.

doi:10.17348/era.12.0.455-471

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“…The findings of this study revealed that wild edible plants were collected from a variety of habitats such as woodlands, grasslands, roadsides, forests, and fallow lands. Similar results were reported by [ 28 , 44 , 55 ] who said that in Chelia District, West - Central Ethiopia and Eastern Usambara of Tanzania wild food plants were collected by village communities from forests, bushlands, secondary forests, and fallow lands. The result of this study made known that the most common harvested growth forms of wild edible plants were shrubs and herbs.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Burji District, Segan Area Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia

Ashagre

Asfaw

Kelbessa

2016

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundAn ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants was conducted in Burji District, Segan Area Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, Ethiopia. The objective of the study was to identify and document wild edible plants and the associated ethnobotanical knowledge of the local people.MethodsRelevant ethnobotanical data focused on wild edible plants were collected using guided field walk, semi-structured interview, and direct field observation. Informant consensus method and group discussion were conducted for crosschecking and verification of the information. Both descriptive statistics and quantitative ethnobotanical methods were used for data analysis.ResultsWe documented 46 species distributed in 37 genera and 29 families based on local claims of use as food. Local users collect most of these plants from the wild. The common plant families that encompass more number of wild edible plant species were Anacardiaceae (five species) followed by Boraginaceae, Fabaceae and Solanaceae which contributed three species each.ConclusionThe study showed the existence of a number of wild edible plants which mitigate food insecurity situations during problematic times that the people of the area face occasionally. Informants stated that wild growing edible plants are under threat due to increased anthropogenic pressure and disturbed climatic conditions. This calls for urgent and collaborative actions to keep the balance between edible plants availability in the wild and their utilization by the community. Furthermore, the study attempted to prioritize very important wild edible plants as perceived by the local people for possible domestication and/or sustainable utilization.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Burji District, Segan Area Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia

Ashagre

Asfaw

Kelbessa

2016

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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“…The diversity has also been made obvious in the elaborate system of traditional naming of plants (based on morphology of a plant part or its medical uses), the indigenous knowledge engraved in each wild edible plant species name, and knowledge about the edible part, and habits ( Figure 2). This number of diverse taxonomic groups of wild edible plants have been observed in different regional state of Ethiopia (Addis et al, 2005;Kidane et al, 2014b;Molla et al, 2011), other African countries (Afolayan and Jimoh, 2009;Lamien-Meda et al, 2008), Asia (Bhattarai et al, 2009;Kang et al, 2014;Kayang, 2007), Europe (Jman Nedelcheva, 2013;Pardo-de-Santayana et al, 2007) and Latin America (Campos et al, 2015). In reference of Ethiopia, many researchers reported the wide diversity of wild edible plants.…”

Section: Diversity Of Wild Edible Plantsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Still many poor families rely on the wild vegetables mixed with corn or Ensete extracts. The high consumption of wild edible plants in the form of fruit and vegetable might be explained by their nutritional value and their desirable taste (Addis et al, 2013b;2014b;Boedecker et al, 2014;Getachew et al, 2013).…”

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Knowledge and use of Wild Edible Plants in the Hula District of the Sidama Zone

Sina¹,

Degu²

2015

Inter. Jour. of Bio-reso. Stress Manag.

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Sidama Zone is found in the Southern Nation Nationalities and People Regional State of Ethiopia. The zone has thirty-three districts. Wild edible plants are means of survival during war, political unrest, and food insecurity in this Zone. The objective of this research is to describe indigenous knowledge about wild edible plants based age, gender and education level in Hula district. Data on the use of wild edible plant were collected through semi structured interviews with key informants. The textual data were coded, quantified and analyzed with R software. A total of 50 wild edible plants belonging to 46 genera and 31 botanical families were reported in Hula district. Families Moraceae (12.5%), Rosaceae (12.5%), Rubiaceae (9.5%), Fabaceae (9.5%) and Solanaceae (9.5%) were found in the area. About 68% of the wild edible plants were trees. These wild edible plants were marketable. Further more some of the wild edible plants have medicinal values for human and livestock diseases. The popular food-category of wild edible plants is fruit eaten raw, and herbs eaten cooked as vegetables. There is significant difference (p<0.05) on the knowledge of wild edible plants between different sex and age groups. Social, economic and cultural factors contributed for consumption and avoidance of some edible wild plants. The poor communication system, on the other hand, has hindered the knowledge transfer from elders to youngsters and among different genders. The demand is growing for most of the wild plants regarded as local specialties, and reflect regional and cultural identity.

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“…• species and parts of wild plants used as foods (Asfaw and Tadesse 2001;Balemie and Kebebaw 2006;Feyssa et al 2011a;Ocho et al 2012;Bahru et al 2013); • species and uses of plants with medicinal qualities (including veterinary medicine) (Feyssa et al 2011b;Mesfin et al 2012;Bahru et al 2013;Kidane et al 2014a); • individual and household characteristics associated with levels of use, preferences and knowledge of wild edible plants (Balemie and Kebebaw 2006;Feyssa et al 2011aFeyssa et al , 2011bBahru et al 2013;Tebkew et al 2014 • threats to wild edible or medicinal plant populations (Balemie and Kebebaw 2006;Feyssa et al 2011a;Tebkew et al 2014); • local management and conservation practices for wild edible and medicinal plants (Bahru et al 2013;Kidane et al 2014b;Tebkew et al 2014).…”

Section: Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants In Household Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The few studies of wild plant food markets in Ethiopia suggest that value chains are short and prices tend to be low relative to cultivated fruits (Feyessa et al 2011a;Kidane et al 2014b …”

Section: Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants In Household Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strengthening the resiliency of dryland forest-based livelihoods in Ethiopia and South Sudan: A review of literature on the interaction between dryland forests, livelihoods and forest governance

Lawry¹,

McLain²,

Kassa³

2015

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Ethnobotany of Wild and Semi-Wild Edible Fruit Species used by Maale and Ari Ethnic Communities in Southern Ethiopia

Cited by 27 publications

References 22 publications

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Burji District, Segan Area Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Burji District, Segan Area Zone of Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia

Knowledge and use of Wild Edible Plants in the Hula District of the Sidama Zone

Strengthening the resiliency of dryland forest-based livelihoods in Ethiopia and South Sudan: A review of literature on the interaction between dryland forests, livelihoods and forest governance

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