A5090962924- Plant and animal studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Biological and pharmacological studies of plants
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Biochemical and biochemical processes
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- Pharmacological Effects of Medicinal Plants
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Fungal Biology and Applications
Uppsala University
2014-2019
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
2012-2019
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
2017
Leiden University
2012-2013
Medicinal plants are traded as products with vernacular names, but these folk taxonomies do not always correspond one-to-one scientific plant names. These local species entities can be defined ethnospecies and match, under-differentiate or over-differentiate compared to species. Identification of in trade is further complicated by the processed state product, substitution adulteration. In countries like Tanzania, an additional dimension mapping on names added multitude ethnicities languages...
In bryophytes a morphological species concept is still most commonly employed, but delimitation of closely related based on characters often difficult. Here we test circumscriptions in complex the moss genus Racomitrium, R. canescens complex, variable DNA sequence markers from plastid (rps4-trnT-trnL region) and nuclear (nrITS) genomes. The extensive variability within has led to different opinions about number intraspecific taxa be distinguished. Molecular phylogenetic reconstructions...
In Africa, traditional medicine is important for local healthcare and plants used these purposes are commonly traded. Identifying medicinal sold on markets challenging, as leaves, barks roots often fragmented or powdered. Vernacular names homonymic, identification of material lacking sufficient morphological characters time-consuming, season-dependent might lead to incorrect assessments commercialised species diversity.In this study, we identified cases vernacular heterogeneity using a...
Abstract The National Herbarium of the Netherlands houses a 17th century, bound herbarium containing 51 dried specimens from Suriname, which was composed by well‐known botanist Paul Hermann (1646–1695). This is considered as oldest documented collection not only for Suriname but Guianas region. Most are accompanied (pre‐Linnaean) Latin or vernacular names and sometimes descriptions plants their uses. To assess importance this present‐day flora ethnobotany we identified all (one using ancient...
In Zambia, wild edible terrestrial orchids are used to produce a local delicacy called chikanda, which has become increasingly popular throughout the country. Commercialization puts orchid populations in Zambia and neighbouring countries at risk of overharvesting. Hitherto, no study documented species traded on markets, as tubers difficult identify morphologically. this study, core land-plant DNA barcoding markers rbcL matK were combination with nrITS determine sold Zambian markets....
In Zambia wild edible terrestrial orchids are used to produce a local delicacy called chikanda, which has become increasingly popular throughout the country. Commercialization puts orchid populations in and neighbouring countries at risk of overharvesting. Hitherto, no study documented species traded on markets, as tubers difficult identify morphologically. this study, core land-plant DNA barcoding markers rbcL matK were combination with nrITS determine sold Zambian markets. Eighty-two...
In einigen Ländern haben Lebensmittel aus Orchideen lange Tradition. Die Nachfrage nach Orchideenknollen ist in manchen Regionen so hoch, dass der illegale Handel floriert. Nachhaltige Ernte- und Anbaupraktiken könnten helfen, das Überleben Pflanzen zu sichern.