Ta chòrta: A comparative ethnobotanical-linguistic study of wild food plants in a graecanic area in Calabria, Southern Italy

Economic Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-92

  Nebel, Sabine ^a   Heinrich, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiquity of plant use; Bio cultural diversity; Calabria (Italy); Cultural heritage; Ethnobotany; Magna Graecia; Traditional food knowledge; Wild food plants

Indexed keywords

PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE;

EID: 61349098466     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-008-9069-9     Document Type: Article

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