Elizabeth Mwafongo
Biographic Data
| ID | 805532 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth Mwafongo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Mwafongo |
| SIGNATURE | MWAFONGO E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oslo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ethnobotanical study of Hyacinthaceae and non-hyacinthaceous geophytes in selected districts of Malawi
This paper reports on the findings of a geophyte ethnobotanical survey in 15 selected districts of Malawi. The survey was initially driven by the need to document the use of Lilioid monocots of the family Hyacinthaceae and asses their conservation status. Altogether, 49 geophyte, both dicot and monocot species were documented as sources of food (24%), medicine (58%) and pesticides and ornamentals (18%). The most widely used plant species was Dios…
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Ethnobotanical study of Hyacinthaceae and non-hyacinthaceous geophytes in selected districts of Malawi
This paper reports on the findings of a geophyte ethnobotanical survey in 15 selected districts of Malawi. The survey was initially driven by the need to document the use of Lilioid monocots of the family Hyacinthaceae and asses their conservation status. Altogether, 49 geophyte, both dicot and monocot species were documented as sources of food (24%), medicine (58%) and pesticides and ornamentals (18%). The most widely used plant species was Dios…
Biodiversity (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Botany (1 works) · Dioscorea (1 works) · Dioscoreaceae (1 works) · Ecology (1 works) · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (1 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (1 works) · Ethnobotany (1 works) · Geography (1 works)