The use of visual stimuli in the recognition of plants from anthropogenic zones: evaluation of the checklist-interview method

Authors

  • Lucilene Lima dos Santos
  • Marcelo Alves Ramos
  • Valdeline Atanázio da Silva
  • Ulysses Paulino de Albuquerque

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/scb72

Abstract

Visual stimuli are being used more and more in ethnobotanical research to elicit information about the use of
plants. However, the effectiveness and reliability of the information obtained through these methods are very rarely
discussed in the literature. In this work, the combined use of exsiccates and photographs to collect information about the
uses and vernacular names of plants from anthropogenic areas in a semi-arid area in the Northeast of Brazil was analyzed.
In general, this study verified that 91% of the plants were recognized by at least one of the interviewees. However, the
majority of those interviewed recognized only a small group of plants. Moreover, the recognition of a plant was not
related to its local abundance.

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Published

2012-03-27

How to Cite

dos Santos, L. L., Ramos, M. A., da Silva, V. A., & de Albuquerque, U. P. (2012). The use of visual stimuli in the recognition of plants from anthropogenic zones: evaluation of the checklist-interview method. SITIENTIBUS série Ciências Biológicas, 11(2), 231–237. https://doi.org/10.13102/scb72

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2011)

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