Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County
Conservation of Wild Food Plants and Their Potential for Combatting Food Insecurity in Kenya as Exemplified by the Drylands of Kitui County
复制标题
肯尼亚野生食用植物的保护及其应对粮食不安全的潜力(以基图伊县旱地为例)
DOI:
10.3390/plants9081017
复制
发表时间:
2020
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
Qing
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
F. M. Mutie;Peninah Cheptoo Rono;Vivian Kathambi;Guangwan Hu;Qing
Wild food plants are important resources for people living in dry areas of Kenya. A botanical inventory of vascular plants of Kitui county was compiled from specimens collected during field investigations in Kitui county, at the East African (EA) herbarium and from literature reporting on plants of Kitui county. To obtain an inventory of wild edible plants found in Kitui county, literature reporting on wild edible plants of Kenya were searched and combined with the use reports obtained from field surveys in Kitui county. A total of 199 wild plants found in Kitui county have the potential of being utilized as foods in different ways. Plant species growing either as trees or shrubs (83 species) and herbs (36 species) are the dominant life forms while the best represented plant families are Leguminosae (25 species) and Malvaceae (17 species). Fruits (124 reports) and leaves (56 reports) are the common plant parts collected for food. Fruits (120 species) and vegetables (44 species) are the common wild food types in Kitui county. Further studies on species distribution are necessary to address conservation concerns that may threaten such plants.
DOI:
--
发表时间:
2006
期刊:
影响因子:
--
作者:
井上;山城 編著;執筆 花岡;寺本
通讯作者:
寺本