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Although ethnobotanical knowledge is considered potentially valuable information for several human disciplines, it is currently declining due to a decrease in the transmission of cultural knowledge and the depletion of natural resources. Consequently, focused efforts are required to compile such information and ultimately facilitate its diffusion....
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... development and design of a website within the domain of the Botanical Garden of Bogotá (Platform of Plant Common Names of Bogotá: http://colecciones.jbb. gov.co/nombrescomunesbogota/) was conducted to enable the citizens to perform simple queries on the compiled database (Fig. 2). In the home page, users may perform queries by either common names or scientific names. Each query may lead to two types of information pages: one focused on species attributes (common names, pictures of living specimens, origin, uses) ( Fig. 3) and another one focused in the matching between scientific and common names (etymological ...
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... de Bogotá y Colecciones de Referencia unpubl. res.), 27 % of them had at least one associated common name. This percentage is similar to the 29 % of plants with common names reported for Colombia ( Bernal et al. 2015;Bernal et al. 2017). Although Asteraceae was remarkably the most represented family in our common name dataset with 106 (9.5%) taxa (Fig. 2), this number is not surprising given that it is the second most speciose plant family in Colombia and also in America ( Ulloa et al. 2017). Members of this family are also abundant in all zones and ecosystems with different degrees of human intervention, also presenting several use categories such as food, medicinal, and ornamental ...
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... development and design of a website within the domain of the Botanical Garden of Bogotá (Platform of Plant Common Names of Bogotá: http://colecciones.jbb. gov.co/nombrescomunesbogota/) was conducted to enable the citizens to perform simple queries on the compiled database (Fig. 2). In the home page, users may perform queries by either common names or scientific names. Each query may lead to two types of information pages: one focused on species attributes (common names, pictures of living specimens, origin, uses) ( Fig. 3) and another one focused in the matching between scientific and common names (etymological ...
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... de Bogotá y Colecciones de Referencia unpubl. res.), 27 % of them had at least one associated common name. This percentage is similar to the 29 % of plants with common names reported for Colombia ( Bernal et al. 2015;Bernal et al. 2017). Although Asteraceae was remarkably the most represented family in our common name dataset with 106 (9.5%) taxa (Fig. 2), this number is not surprising given that it is the second most speciose plant family in Colombia and also in America ( Ulloa et al. 2017). Members of this family are also abundant in all zones and ecosystems with different degrees of human intervention, also presenting several use categories such as food, medicinal, and ornamental ...
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... The traditional medical knowledge of the Malay world is rich in ethnobotany, an important branch of ethnoscience. According to Calderon et al. [6], ethnobotany is a traditional medicinal approach based on the beliefs and practices of many ethnic groups, whereas ethnomedicine is classified as ethnoscience. According to the Kamus Dewan Fourth Edition, the term "ethnobotany" refers to the study of an ethnic group's knowledge and customs related to plants and their uses. ...
... Understanding and ensuring that diseases can be cured.5. Knowing and recognizing the disease and the patient.6. Understanding the cause of the disease. ...
Herbal resources, including both wild and cultivated plants used for agricultural purposes, are abundant in the Malay region. As a result, the traditional medicinal knowledge of the Malay world is rich in ethnobotany, which is a part of ethnoscience. This research aimed to identify the types of indigenous medicinal plants mentioned in Malay medical manuscripts by comparing them with the results of previous studies. We obtained every piece of published information for this analysis from the online bibliographical databases Google Scholar and Scopus. A comprehensive analysis of the published literature revealed that twelve publications discussed various forms of illness treatments and different kinds of plants. A variety of Malay medical manuscripts yielded these discoveries. According to the findings, two of the papers discussed a single medicinal plant, three of the articles discussed Malay medicinal texts, and six of the articles concentrated on a single ailment. The gathered information claimed the effectiveness of around 131 medicinal plants in treating a variety of disorders, including stomach pains, eye problems, women’s illnesses, fever, and other conditions. People use palms, herbs, shrubs, and trees as therapeutic plants. The research also presents and addresses Malay medical philosophy and diagnosis therapy. In general, the study highlights the wealth of Malay ethnobotanical knowledge, the profound cultural value of this information, and the need to maintain and investigate these ancient practices for the benefit of future generations. On top of that, this study highlights the critical need to maintain and advance investigations into Malay ethnobotany, which is essential for promoting sustainable health practices and conserving biodiversity. This aligns with Sustainable Development Goals concerning health, life on land, and the preservation of cultural heritage.
... Ethnomedicine falls under the category of ethnoscience, and ethnobotany is described as a traditional medical approach based on the beliefs and practices of medicine within diverse ethnic groups (Calderon et al. 2019). The use of traditional medicine has been recognized at the level of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, which is in line with the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
Azadirachta indica (neem) is an Asia native plant from Meliaceae family, which has been recognized for its pharmaceutical potential for ages and contain numerous bioactive phytochemicals with therapeutic potential. This research aims to examine the ethnomedicinal plants that have been recorded in transliterated manuscripts and to discover the bioactive compounds. For methodology, secondary data were obtained from five selected Malay medical books. The experimental design involved two extraction methods, namely water extraction and sequential alkaline extraction. The data was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by Total Phenolic Content (TPC), and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The findings from the Malay medical manuscript indicate that most diseases were physical illnesses. The total phenolic content of A. indica was 779.89 ± 12.32 µg GAE/g DW, and the phenolic acids detected by HPLC in both extractions were Vanillic acid, trans-p-coumaric acid, and ferulic acid. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that A. indica has a huge potential for further exploration in pharmaceuticals.
... Ethnomedicine falls under the category of ethnoscience, and ethnobotany is described as a traditional medical approach based on the beliefs and practices of medicine within diverse ethnic groups (Calderon et al. 2019). The use of traditional medicine has been recognized at the level of the Malaysian Ministry of Health, which is in line with the World Health Organization (WHO). ...
Azadirachta indica (neem) is an Asia native plant from Meliaceae family, which has been recognized for its pharmaceutical potential for ages and contain numerous bioactive phytochemicals with therapeutic potential. This research aims to examine the ethnomedicinal plants that have been recorded in transliterated manuscripts and to discover the bioactive compounds. For methodology, secondary data were obtained from five selected Malay medical books. The experimental design involved two extraction methods, namely water extraction and sequential alkaline extraction. The data was qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by Total Phenolic Content (TPC), and High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The findings from the Malay medical manuscript indicate that most diseases were physical illnesses. The total phenolic content of A. indica was 779.89 ± 12.32 µg GAE/g DW, and the phenolic acids detected by HPLC in both extractions were Vanillic acid, trans-p-coumaric acid, and ferulic acid. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that A. indica has a huge potential for further exploration in pharmaceuticals.
... As a result, it serves as a foundation for selecting plants, which can be developed for medicinal purposes [44]. Ethnobotany contributes to exploration of the ways to fill the gap between scientific research and cultural or indigenous understanding [45]. The majority of ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological studies have been conducted to acquire knowledge about the use of medicinal plants to treat various illnesses [46]. ...
An urgent demand for natural compound alternatives to conventional medications has arisen due to global health challenges, such as drug resistance and the adverse effects associated with synthetic drugs. Plant extracts are considered an alternative due to their favorable safety profiles and potential for reducing side effects. Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is a valuable plant resource and a potential candidate for the development of pharmaceutical medications. A single pure compound or a combination of compounds exhibits exceptional medicinal properties, including antiviral activity against both DNA and RNA viruses, antibacterial effects against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, antifungal properties, antioxidant activity, antidiabetic potential, neuroprotective qualities, and anticancer properties. The plant contains various phytochemical constituents, which mostly consist of linalool, eucalyptol, estragole, and eugenol. For centuries, community and traditional healers across the globe have employed O. basilicum L. to treat a wide range of ailments, including flu, fever, colds, as well as issues pertaining to digestion, reproduction, and respiration. In addition, the current research presented underscores the significant potential of O. basilicum-related nanotechnology applications in addressing diverse challenges and advancing numerous fields. This promising avenue of exploration holds great potential for future scientific and technological advancements, promising improved utilization of medicinal products derived from O. basilicum L.
... Thus, we also designed a taxoncentered data format to back the Taxon fields of the interaction data format (Fig. 1b). This data format includes the following fields: i) an ID field, in which we assign a unique numeric identifier to each taxon, ii) a Classification field for the higher-level taxonomy, which follows the supra-ordinal classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015) (see supplementary file 1 for the references of infra-ordinal classifications and taxonomic validation), iii) a Scientific Name field, which is the name of the lowest level taxon rank as identified by the source from the interaction record (this should match the names in the Taxon fields of the interaction data model) and iv) a Common Name field, which follows the plant common names database of Bogota (Rodríguez-Calderón et al. 2019) and Colombia (Bernal et al. 2017), as well as our own knowledge of local names for non-plant organisms. vi) an Icon field for the sole purpose of displaying family-specific silhouettes (from Del Risco et al. in prep) to the nodes in the visualization tool. ...
... Despite the fact that our field work was mostly focused in the urban area for reasons already mentioned, interaction records compiled from the literature cover most of the urban and non-urban continuum of the territory of Bogota D.C., given that a considerable fraction of the reviewed sources consisted of non-urban sites (e.g. Bastidas and Rodríguez 2017;Gómez et al. 2016;Riascos 2011). Nevertheless, we highlight the importance of directing research efforts into the ecology of the relatively undersampled region of southern Bogotá. ...
Documenting biotic interactions is pivotal for understanding ecosystem processes, and although there is a large amount of data in the scientific literature, it is overly dispersed in thousands of different sources with varying degrees of availability. Despite recent and partially successful efforts to integrate biotic interaction data at a global scale into single databases, those have mostly incorporated data for natural and conserved locations, while urban and densely populated areas remain largely under-sampled. Considering that filling these gaps is essential to make ecological inferences regarding human settlements and their adjacent surrounding environments, we employed Bogotá D.C. (Colombia) as a suitable and biogeographically interesting location to extensively compile interaction data into a database by conducting an exhaustive revision of the scientific literature and documenting interactions during field work in several locations within the study area. Moreover, we also developed an online tool to visualize and explore this database in a graphical and interactive way as a large network, with the aim of facilitating both simple and complex inferences from the data and attracting the non-scientific public. The resulting database comprises 4342 unique interaction records, consisting of 1566 species across most of the major clades of the tree of life. Titled as Biotic Interaction Network of Bogota, the interaction record database is continuously updated as new studies and datasets are published, aiming to display a holistic and up-to-date representation of the ecosystem dynamics of Bogotá, a nearly unprecedented approach carried out in an area that includes an urban environment.
... y la Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá http://nombrescomunes.jbb.gov.co, un portal abierto de fácil acceso para la ciudadanía y la comunidad en general (Rodríguez-Calderón et al., 2019). ...
Bogotá is a megadiverse capital district in the tropical Andes with more than
3000 species of vascular plants and 76% of rural areas. The study of the flora
of Bogotá is an ambitious scientific project that seeks to answer the following
questions: What are the families, genera and plant species that grow in Bogotá?
Where do they occur within the district? and How to properly identify each
species or taxon? Four taxonomic synopsis for groups of plants of Bogotá are
published in this special issue of Pérez Arbelaezia (Cunoniaceae, Lauraceae,
Piperaceae and Ranunculaceae) accounting for 64 species. The present article
seeks to synthesize the most relevant antecedents and advances in the study
of the flora of Bogotá, and to give an introduction to the present special issue
dedicated to the diffusion of the scientific findings of the Flora of Bogotá
project. The Scientific Sub-Directorate of the Bogotá Botanical Garden is
currently leading this project and invites the botanical community to actively
participate in the production of taxonomic synopsis for the Flora of Bogotá.
... La clave de géneros de Lauraceae aplica para las diversas variaciones de los géneros registrados en el Distrito Capital. Finalmente, se revisaron e incluyeron los nombres comunes de las especies a partir de la información registrada en las etiquetas de los ejemplares y la consulta realizada en la Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá (Rodríguez-Calderón et al., 2019). Aiouea Aubl. ...
Lauraceae is a widely distributed family in Colombia, with 261 species and 20 genera, distributed from lowland to high Andean forests. In Bogotá it is represented by ten species of trees, eight native and two cultivated foreigners. The objective of this study is to present a current taxonomical sinopsis of the Lauraceae family in the Capital District. Through field and herbarium work, 73 specimens were examined and determined for the District. The presence of five genera was confirmed: Ocotea with four species, Persea with three species, and Aiouea, Laurus and Nectandra, with only one species each. Ocotea gentryi and Ocotea heterochroma are considered highly similar when sterile, and
diagnostic reproductive characters are highlighted to separate them. Ocotea fulvescens is discarded in Bogotá, and the update of Ocotea calophylla (nom. illeg.) to its current valid name Ocotea caesariata was done. Sumapaz is found to be the species richest area on Lauraceae, therefore it is recommended to increase the collection and conservation efforts in that locality. This taxonomic revision is part of the Flora de Bogotá project, and aims to become a tool for the identification of Lauraceae species in the rural and urban areas of the Capital District.
... ej. Cantillo y Gracia, 2013;Sierra-Guerrero y Amarillo-Suárez, 2014;Ariza-Cortés et al., 2015;Cabrera-Amaya et al., 2017;González-Pinto, 2017;Rojas, 2017;Cabrera y López, 2019;Rodríguez-Calderón et al., 2019). Adicionalmente, existe información que reposa en bases de datos parciales (Cleef y Reyes, 2013;Urbano-Apráez et al., 2019;Medellín et al., 2018); no obstante, el inventario de las especies que componen la flora del Distrito no ha sido publicado, de manera que no se encuentra disponible una lista de los taxones de plantas presentes en Bogotá D.C. Por último, a pesar de que la publicación del Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia (Bernal et al., 2016) ha sido un aporte fundamental para el estudio de la biodiversidad en el país, no permite discriminar cuáles plantas ocurren en el Distrito Capital, ni diferenciarlas adecuadamente de las que están en el departamento de Cundinamarca; además, para el Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia no fueron revisadas todas las muestras de los herbarios que soportan cada taxón en el área del Distrito Capital (Bernal et al., 2016). ...
... Sin embargo, algunos taxones están representados por colecciones realizadas dentro del Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, cuando su presencia dentro del área de estudio ha sido confirmada por las investigaciones realizadas sobre Especies no nativas de Bogotá (Ramírez, 2019; y Nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá (http://nombrescomunes.jbb.gov.co/, Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá, 2020;Rodríguez-Calderón et al., 2019). ...
Bogotá D.C. is a highly diverse territory in the tropical Andes, with more than 70% rural area, where high mountain ecosystems predominate. Despite its richness and floristic diversity, an inventory of the species of the vascular flora of the District has not been gathered until now. For this reason, the first inventory of the native and non-native vascular flora of this region is presented, based on 42,845 botanical records resulting from the review and curation of herbarium specimens, the compilation of published information, and the field explorations conducted between 2012 and 2019, focused on the
least sampled areas of Bogotá. 3,017 species, 1,013 genera and 194 families of vascular plants were registered, being Asteraceae (117 genera / 348 species), Orchidaceae (38/232), Poaceae (75/186), Fabaceae (40/112) and Lamiaceae (26/94) the most species-rich families. This list includes several hybrids and cultivars which also contribute to the richness of the capital district’s flora, which reaches a total of 3044 taxa. This inventory will serve as a baseline to develop studies in conservation, restoration, biology and ecology within the district, and as an invitation to botanists to perform future taxonomic synopses in order to enrich the knowledge on the flora of Bogotá.
... ej. Cantillo y Gracia, 2013;Sierra-Guerrero y Amarillo-Suárez, 2014;Ariza-Cortés et al., 2015;Cabrera-Amaya et al., 2017;González-Pinto, 2017;Rojas, 2017;Cabrera y López, 2019;Rodríguez-Calderón et al., 2019). Adicionalmente, existe información que reposa en bases de datos parciales (Cleef y Reyes, 2013;Urbano-Apráez et al., 2019;Medellín et al., 2018); no obstante, el inventario de las especies que componen la flora del Distrito no ha sido publicado, de manera que no se encuentra disponible una lista de los taxones de plantas presentes en Bogotá D.C. Por último, a pesar de que la publicación del Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia (Bernal et al., 2016) ha sido un aporte fundamental para el estudio de la biodiversidad en el país, no permite discriminar cuáles plantas ocurren en el Distrito Capital, ni diferenciarlas adecuadamente de las que están en el departamento de Cundinamarca; además, para el Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia no fueron revisadas todas las muestras de los herbarios que soportan cada taxón en el área del Distrito Capital (Bernal et al., 2016). ...
... Sin embargo, algunos taxones están representados por colecciones realizadas dentro del Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, cuando su presencia dentro del área de estudio ha sido confirmada por las investigaciones realizadas sobre Especies no nativas de Bogotá (Ramírez, 2019; y Nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá (http://nombrescomunes.jbb.gov.co/, Plataforma de nombres comunes de las plantas de Bogotá, 2020;Rodríguez-Calderón et al., 2019). ...
Bogotá, D.C. is a highly diverse territory in the tropical Andes, with more than 70% rural area, where high mountain ecosystems predominate. Despite its species richness and floristic diversity, an inventory of the species of the vascular flora of the District has not been gathered until now. For this reason, the first inventory of the native and non-native vascular flora of this region is presented as a result of the revision and curation of botanical specimens of herbaria, the compilation of published information, and field explorations between 2012 and 2019 focused on the least sampled areas, resulting in a total of 42,845 botanical records. 3017 species, 1013 genera, and 194 families of vascular plants are reported, with Asteraceae (117 genera/348 species), Orchidaceae (38/232), Poaceae (75/186), Fabaceae (40/112), and Lamiaceae (26/94) as the most species-rich families. This list includes several hybrids and cultivars which also contribute to the richness of the capital district’s flora. This inventory will serve as a baseline to develop studies in conservation, restoration, and ecology within the district, and as an invitation to botanists to perform future taxonomic synopsis in order to enrich the knowledge on the flora of Bogotá.
Humanity has maintained cultural connections with our environments from time immemorial. Plants and artisan crafts are a prime example, as craft purpose, skill, design and species used can vary greatly between communities and the loss of a critical plant species can result in a loss of access to cultural craft practices. To mitigate global biodiversity loss, conservationists are faced with the challenge of assessing species vulnerability to extinction and prioritizing species for conservation funding using information instruments, like the IUCN red list. This process does not necessarily consider a species’ cultural importance. In this paper, we address this gap for plant species used in artisan crafts in Colombia. We aim to answer the following: (1) how represented are endemic species in artisan crafts; (2) how threatened are artisan craft species according to (a) international and (b) national vulnerability status? We used the number of species-associated common names as a proxy for cultural awareness. We found that continentally regional species were far more represented in Colombian artisan crafts than national endemics. We also found a strong positive relationship between the number of common names and national vulnerability assessment status, but no statistically significant relationship for international vulnerability status. Based on our results, well-known plants used in Colombian artisan crafts are more likely to be assessed nationally than internationally. While the IUCN is thorough in their recommendations, more can be done to prioritize the inclusion of conservation assessments for species based on their contributions to cultural diversity.
