干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Ethnobotany of an indigenous tree Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) in the arid and semi-arid areas of South Omo Zone, southern Ethiopia

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DOI	10.1186/s13002-021-00469-6
	Ethnobotany of an indigenous tree Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) in the arid and semi-arid areas of South Omo Zone, southern Ethiopia
	Hailemariam, Mesfin Belete; Woldu, Zerihun; Asfaw, Zemede; Lulekal, Ermias
通讯作者	Hailemariam, MB (corresponding author), Wolkite Univ, Dept Biol, Wolkite, Ethiopia. ; Hailemariam, MB (corresponding author), Addis Ababa Univ, Dept Plant Biol & Biodivers Management, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE
EISSN	1746-4269
出版年	2021
卷号	17 期号:1
英文摘要	Background Trees are important components of terrestrial ecosystems; they provide ecological, economic, and cultural services to humans. There is an urgent need for undertaking ethnobotanical investigations and documentation on the indigenous botanical knowledge of the local communities of a given area. This study was conducted to assess and document the categoric ethnobotany of Piliostigma thonningii and the associated indigenous knowledge of the local people related to use, management practices, and the threatening factors in the South Omo Zone of southwestern Ethiopia. Materials and methods Six Kebeles were purposively selected from two districts of the zone and a total of 84 respondents were sampled, with consideration of gender, age, and wealth status. Data were collected using structured and semi-structured interviews, field observations, and group discussions. Relevant descriptive statistical methods were used to analyze the data. Ethnobotanical knowledge held by informants were computed using Pearson's chi-square test and direct matrix ranking and pair-wise ranking was used to prioritize the uses according to community preferences and the level of the destructiveness of the reported threats. Results The results showed that P. thonningii provides different functions to people's livelihoods as shade, food, fodder, soil fertility, fuelwood, medicine, rope, multipurpose materials (e.g., Borketa for sitting and head support), huts, beehives, farm implements, chairs, fences, and timber. The indigenous knowledge of local people on the uses of P. thonningii has shown significant (P < 0.05) relationship to age groups (being higher for elderly people). The consumption practice of respondents has significant (P < 0.05) association to the Kebeles, age, and income, with higher value for Hamer, lower aged groups, and low-income families. It provides nutritious animal feed to improve browse intake, survival, and productivity of domestic animals and also improve productivity of farm through amelioration of soil fertility. The status of P. thonningii has been decreasing due to agricultural expansion, collection of the species for firewood, dry fencing, and due to browsing. Respondents' attitude and interest to maintain and conserve the species has shown a significant (P< 0.05) association to gender, wealth, and level of education. Higher interest was observed in men than women, mid-high wealth class households than low income, and people with education than uneducated. Conclusions This study attempted to provide information on the multiple uses of P. thonningii. Given the key roles of P. thonningii for the people and the environment to improve household food security, agricultural productivity, and income sources and the threats to it, the need to protect it in natural forests and woodlands and optimize its uses in agroforestry systems is high. Serious consideration of this species will ultimately allow households to reap the benefits expected to accrue from it in the arid and semi-arid areas of Ethiopia where plants of this nature are usually rare.
英文关键词	Benna-Tsemay Consumption Ethnic group Hamer Indigenous knowledge Multiple uses Piliostigma thonningii South Omo Zone
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000673696500001
WOS关键词	PLANTS ; CONSERVATION ; BIODIVERSITY ; COMMUNITIES ; MANAGEMENT ; KNOWLEDGE ; PEOPLE ; HEALTH
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Plant Sciences ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Plant Sciences ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/363857
作者单位	[Hailemariam, Mesfin Belete] Wolkite Univ, Dept Biol, Wolkite, Ethiopia; [Hailemariam, Mesfin Belete; Woldu, Zerihun; Asfaw, Zemede; Lulekal, Ermias] Addis Ababa Univ, Dept Plant Biol & Biodivers Management, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Hailemariam, Mesfin Belete,Woldu, Zerihun,Asfaw, Zemede,et al. Ethnobotany of an indigenous tree Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) in the arid and semi-arid areas of South Omo Zone, southern Ethiopia[J],2021,17(1).
APA	Hailemariam, Mesfin Belete,Woldu, Zerihun,Asfaw, Zemede,&Lulekal, Ermias.(2021).Ethnobotany of an indigenous tree Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) in the arid and semi-arid areas of South Omo Zone, southern Ethiopia.JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE,17(1).
MLA	Hailemariam, Mesfin Belete,et al."Ethnobotany of an indigenous tree Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) in the arid and semi-arid areas of South Omo Zone, southern Ethiopia".JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 17.1(2021).