Distribution and utilization of homestead windbreak Fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica Merr.) trees: an ethnobotanical approach
Abstract Background Garcinia subelliptica (Fukugi in Japanese) is an evergreen tropical tree, first identified in Batanes, the Philippines, which has been planted as a homestead windbreak and in coastal forests extensively on the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. This article focuses on the traditional use...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2021-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-021-00434-3 |