Ecological data in support of an analysis of Guinea-Bissau's medicinal flora

Data in Brief

Volume 7, June 01, 2016, Pages 1078-1097

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Catarino, L.^a , 

Havik, P.J.^b, 

Indjai, B.^c, 

Romeiras, M.M.^ad 

 

^a  University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Lisbon, Portugal
^b  Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Centre for Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Lisbon, 

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Abstract

This dataset presents an annotated list of medicinal plants used by local communities in Guinea-Bissau (West Africa), in a total of 218 species. Data was gathered by means of herbarium and bibliographic research, as well as fieldwork. Biological and ecological information is provided for each species, including in-country distribution, geographical range, growth form and main vegetation types. The dataset was used to prepare a paper on the medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau "Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer" (Catarino et al., 2016) [1]. The table and figures provide a unique database for Guinea-Bissau in support of ethno-medical and ethno-pharmacological research, and their ecological dimensions. © 2016 Elsevier Inc.

Author keywords

Ethnobotanical data; Geographical distribution; Useful plants; Vegetation types; West Africa

ISSN: 23523409Source Type: Journal Original language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.03.077Document Type: Article

Publisher: Elsevier Inc.

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  Catarino, L.; University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c),Portugal; email:lmcatarino@fc.ul.pt
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