Ethnobotany of Mexican and northern Central American cycads (Zamiaceae)

Ethnobotany of Mexican and northern Central American cycads (Zamiaceae)

Abstract Background This study documents cycad-human relationships in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras over the last 6000 years. The impetus was acute need for a better understanding of previously undocumented uses of cycads in this region, and the need to improve cycad conservat...

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Main Authors: Mark Bonta, María Teresa Pulido-Silva, Teresa Diego-Vargas, Aurelia Vite-Reyes, Andrew P. Vovides, Angélica Cibrián-Jaramillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Cycads
Zea mays
Community-based conservation
Maize gods
Zamiaceae
Teenek Maya
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0282-z

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