Bulletin of Regional Natural History (BORNH) Vol.1, no.1, 2021 ISSN 2724-4393 An ethnobotanical survey of wild edible plants of Campania (Italy) Antonino De Natale, Bruno Menale, Serena Di Lecce and Antonino Pollio* DOI: https://doi.org/10.6092/2724-4393/7584 *Correspondence: Abstract
[email protected] A survey of the knowledge on edible wild plants in Campania https://orcid.org/ (Italy) is presented. The checklist is based not only on literature 0000-0003-3018-7921 data but also on unpublished results coming from archives of Affiliations: Dipartimento di Biologia, the authors. 639 records of alimentary uses related to 198 taxa Università Federico II di are listed. Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Brassicaceae and Rosaceae Napoli, Complesso are the most represented families. The predominant biological Universitario di Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 26, 0126, forms are Hemycriptophytes, Terophytes and Phanerophytes. Naples, Italy The parts of plant used as food mainly include leaves and Conflict of Interest:The aerial parts, followed by flowers, fruits and seeds, whereas authors declare that they have roots and other underground parts are less frequently used. no conflict of interest. Financial Disclosure Many species are consumed in salads or soups and served in Statement: The Authors mixtures. The alimentary uses of most species are widespread declare that no specific in Campania, but the uses of 28 species are strictly linked to funding was received for this work. limited territories. Accepted: 30 November 2020 Keyword: Ethnobotany, Campania, edible wild plants This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License " Riassunto Viene presentata una rassegna delle conoscenze sulle piante selvatiche commestibili in Campania (Italia).