Abstract

LERNER MARTINEZ, Tina; CERONI STUVA, Aldo  and  GONZALEZ ROMO, Claudia E. Etnobotánica de la comunidad campesina "Santa Catalina de Chongoyape" en el Bosque seco del área de conservación privada Chaparrí - Lambayeque. Ecol. apl. [online]. 2003, vol.2, n.1, pp.14-20. ISSN 1726-2216.

There is a lack of ethnobotanic studies conducted in the dry forests of northern Perú and in peasant communities subjected to man¨s major influencing action. Likewise, examples that show the influence of market economy on peasant communities are scarce, particularly those that show how a peasant community can establish a national conservation area in its territory as a means of protecting their land. In order to build the foundations of a future development project, an ethnobotany study, from January to September 2002 was conducted in the Chaparrí Private Area of Conservation which included the participation of the Santa Catalina de Chongoyape community. The goals were to identify local plants used by the population. 122 taxa of useful plants were registered (103 genera and 45 botanical families were identified). 8 new genera of plants used as food by the white-winged guan (Penelope albipennis) were found. A description of the local vocabulary and expressions was made as well as a compilation of historical and archaeological data records to establish the traditional uses of the plants of the zone.

Keywords : Chaparrí; dry forest; ethnobotany; Santa Catalina de Chongoyape.

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