Palmeras utilizadas por los indígenas Yuracaré del Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro-Sécure (Cochabamba, Bolivia)

The Indigenous Territory National Park Isiboro Secure (TIPNIS in Spanish) is rich in biological diversity, and is inhabited by native groups, among them the Yuracaré. An ethnobotanical study was performed in five Yuracaré communities. The work consisted of semi-structured interviews and botanical co...

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Main Authors: Fabiola Montoya M., Mónica Moraes R.
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Language:English
Published: Laboratoire Éco-anthropologie et Ethnobiologie 2014-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/1697
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description The Indigenous Territory National Park Isiboro Secure (TIPNIS in Spanish) is rich in biological diversity, and is inhabited by native groups, among them the Yuracaré. An ethnobotanical study was performed in five Yuracaré communities. The work consisted of semi-structured interviews and botanical collections of native palms, when was information on the uses and knowledge among men and women of different age. We also analyzed the difference of knowledge between different Yuracaré communities. There was a total of 14 species of useful palms, among the most important are Bactris gasipaes, Iriartea deltoidea and Astrocaryum gratum. In total 43 applications were identified, grouped into 22 subcategories and six categories: human food, construction, cultural, medicinal, products, tools and utensils. The community of San Antonio registered the largest diversity of palm uses, probably due to a low degree of disturbance and limited access to new technologies and services. The knowledge among men and women is similar; however the older people still own wisdom about uses of palm trees. The Yuracaré ethnic group lives depending on palm products and shows a close relationship with the surrounding forests where they are settled.
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spelling doaj-art-b4b01525981943b9a29fc32b239bc7da2025-02-05T16:25:26ZengLaboratoire Éco-anthropologie et EthnobiologieRevue d'ethnoécologie2267-24192014-06-01510.4000/ethnoecologie.1697Palmeras utilizadas por los indígenas Yuracaré del Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro-Sécure (Cochabamba, Bolivia)Fabiola Montoya M.Mónica Moraes R.The Indigenous Territory National Park Isiboro Secure (TIPNIS in Spanish) is rich in biological diversity, and is inhabited by native groups, among them the Yuracaré. An ethnobotanical study was performed in five Yuracaré communities. The work consisted of semi-structured interviews and botanical collections of native palms, when was information on the uses and knowledge among men and women of different age. We also analyzed the difference of knowledge between different Yuracaré communities. There was a total of 14 species of useful palms, among the most important are Bactris gasipaes, Iriartea deltoidea and Astrocaryum gratum. In total 43 applications were identified, grouped into 22 subcategories and six categories: human food, construction, cultural, medicinal, products, tools and utensils. The community of San Antonio registered the largest diversity of palm uses, probably due to a low degree of disturbance and limited access to new technologies and services. The knowledge among men and women is similar; however the older people still own wisdom about uses of palm trees. The Yuracaré ethnic group lives depending on palm products and shows a close relationship with the surrounding forests where they are settled.https://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/1697ethnobotanyBoliviauseful palmsYuracaré ethnic group
spellingShingle Fabiola Montoya M.
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Palmeras utilizadas por los indígenas Yuracaré del Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro-Sécure (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Revue d'ethnoécologie
ethnobotany
Bolivia
useful palms
Yuracaré ethnic group
title Palmeras utilizadas por los indígenas Yuracaré del Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro-Sécure (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
title_full Palmeras utilizadas por los indígenas Yuracaré del Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro-Sécure (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
title_fullStr Palmeras utilizadas por los indígenas Yuracaré del Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro-Sécure (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
title_full_unstemmed Palmeras utilizadas por los indígenas Yuracaré del Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro-Sécure (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
title_short Palmeras utilizadas por los indígenas Yuracaré del Territorio Indígena Parque Nacional Isiboro-Sécure (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
title_sort palmeras utilizadas por los indigenas yuracare del territorio indigena parque nacional isiboro secure cochabamba bolivia
topic ethnobotany
Bolivia
useful palms
Yuracaré ethnic group
url https://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/1697
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