Local Medicinal Plant Knowledge in South Africa Preserved by Apartheid

Human Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-216

  Aston Philander, Lisa E ^a   Makunga, Nokwanda P ^b   Platten, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Local knowledge transmission; Medicinal plants; Political ecology; School and home gardens; South African apartheid; Urban biocultural diversity

Indexed keywords

APARTHEID; BIODIVERSITY; CULTURAL IDENTITY; ETHNIC GROUP; GARDEN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN SOCIETY;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 79954423731     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-011-9387-x     Document Type: Article

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