Knowledge and Use of Wild Food Plants in Areas of Dry Seasonal Forests in Brazil
2013
do Nascimento, Viviany Teixeira | Lucena, Reinaldo Farias Paiva de | Maciel, Maria Inês Sucupira | Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de
The investigation aimed to compare the knowledge about food plants in rural communities of the Caatinga. The study was conducted in two rural communities in northeastern Brazil. Data collection utilized different ethnobotanical methods, including free listing, semi-structured interviews, and recall. Native species are less frequently consumed as food in both locations. Fruits are the most frequently cited wild resource, but in practice, most of this food availability potential is wasted. Despite community knowledge about wild species with potential food, few species are actually utilized, and thus, many plants are not included in the diets of the populations studied.
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