Ethnobotanical knowledge on indigenous fruits in Ohangwena and Oshikoto regions in Northern Namibia

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Cheikhyoussef, Ahmad ^a   Embashu, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Ethnobotanical knowledge; Ethnoveterinary knowledge; Indigenous fruits; Namibia

Indexed keywords

BERCHEMIA DISCOLOR; BOS; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS MESPILIFORMIS; HYPHAENE PETERSIANA; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMIBIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; VERY ELDERLY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMIBIA; PHYTOTHERAPY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84878006663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-34     Document Type: Article

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