Lerato Seleteng-Kose
Biographic Data
| ID | 8527362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lerato Seleteng-Kose |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lerato |
| FAMILY NAME | Seleteng-Kose |
| SIGNATURE | SELETENG-KOSE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Lesotho |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8554-4255 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Medicinal plants of Lesotho
Background: Of the approximately 2,076 plant species occurring in Lesotho, about 355 are used for medicinal purposes. Many communities in the country, mainly in rural areas with limited access to health facilities, rely on traditional medicine as primary healthcare. Several publications provide helpful information on plants used for medicinal purposes in Lesotho. These include documentation of the plants, investigation of their therapeutic potent…
The concept of lekhala and its limitations in understanding the genus aloe in Lesotho
The limitations of using vernacular names over scientific ones in relation to flora and fauna have long been discussed by different authors worldwide. A similar observation has been made in Lesotho, a country in southern Africa, with its inhabitants, the Basotho, constituting 99% of the population, and Sesotho as the predominant language. The current study explores the limitations and confusion caused by the use of the vernacular name lekhala in …
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The concept of lekhala and its limitations in understanding the genus aloe in Lesotho
The limitations of using vernacular names over scientific ones in relation to flora and fauna have long been discussed by different authors worldwide. A similar observation has been made in Lesotho, a country in southern Africa, with its inhabitants, the Basotho, constituting 99% of the population, and Sesotho as the predominant language. The current study explores the limitations and confusion caused by the use of the vernacular name lekhala in …
Medicinal plants of Lesotho
Background: Of the approximately 2,076 plant species occurring in Lesotho, about 355 are used for medicinal purposes. Many communities in the country, mainly in rural areas with limited access to health facilities, rely on traditional medicine as primary healthcare. Several publications provide helpful information on plants used for medicinal purposes in Lesotho. These include documentation of the plants, investigation of their therapeutic potent…
Biology (2 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (1 work) · Agave (1 work) · Botany (1 work) · Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (1 work) · Checklist (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Confusion (1 work)