The silent guardians of the Quebrada de Humahuaca: the ethnobotany of the “cardón” (Trichocereus atacamensis, Cactaceae) among indigenous people of the Department of Tilcara (Jujuy, Argentina)

The “cardón”, Trichocereus atacamensis, is an emblematic species in the Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy, Argentina). However, although data can be found scattered throughout the literature, its ethnobotany has never been studied in depth. The aim of the present paper is to conduct a comprehensive ethno...

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Main Authors: María F. Barbarich, María E. Suárez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste 2018-06-01
Series:Bonplandia
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Online Access:https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/bon/article/view/2985