Botany, Informal Empire and the Colonial Roots of British Gardens by Frances O’Morchoe

“…This article investigates the practices of colonial science through a study of one plant collector working for the Chinese Maritime Customs Service, an institution of Britain’s informal empire in China. …”
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A summer in Siberia: the travel and the collection itinerary to the mouth of the Ob River by the botanist and ethno-anthropologist Stéphen Sommier in 1880 by Daniele Viciani, Lorella Dell’Olmo, Anna Bernardini, Anna Donatelli, Chiara Nepi, Maria Gloria Roselli, Lorenzo Lastrucci

“…Stéphen Sommier (1848–1922) was a renowned botanist, plant collector, ethnographer, geographer and photographer. …”
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IMPACT OF TRADITIONAL PRACTICES ON MEDICINAL PLANT TRADE IN THE RAINFOREST OF NIGERIA by Gbadebo Osemeobo

“…A questionnaire survey and market-based observations were used to derive data from 110 stakeholders including: plant collectors, sellers, middlemen and traditional healers. …”
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Main collectors of Mexico’s vascular plants: a catalogue built from online databases by Miguel Murguía-Romero, Enrique Ortiz, Bernardo Serrano-Estrada, José Luis Villaseñor

“…For this purpose, a list of the main vascular plant collectors in Mexico was constructed to improve the quality of this information. …”
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Is Popularity Good for Plant Conservation? Impacts of “Plantito and Plantita CultureCulture” in Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines by Felice A. Beligolo, Dave P. Buenavista

“…Though prohibited under the wildlife resources conservation and protection laws, the trade persists due to their popularity in social media and local plant collectors. As such, this research aimed to quantitatively assess the illegal trade of ornamental plants in Valencia City, Bukidnon, Philippines. …”
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