Abstract

ROSETE BLANDARIZ, Sonia; SAENZ VELIZ, Romina Stephania; JIMENEZ GONZALEZ, Alfredo  and  PIN FIGUEROA, Franklin Edmundo. Phyto-resources of interest for tourism in the dry forests of the coastal region, Jipijapa, Manabí, Ecuador. Rev cubana ciencias forestales [online]. 2019, vol.7, n.2, pp. 240-262.  Epub Aug 04, 2019. ISSN 2310-3469.

In order to identify the phyto resources of interest for tourism, existing in the dry forests of the coastal region, an ethnobotanical interview was conducted in 10 parishes of the Jipijapa canton, Manabí, Ecuador. It was obtained 246 species with at least one known use, belonging to 191 gender and 63 families. Uses were: material stock (373 species), environmental (175), medicinal (152) and edible (64). A single species may have more than one use.

Keywords : ethnobotanical survey; use of plants..

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