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Ecological Data in Support of an Analysis of Guinea-Bissau's Medicinal flora Data in Brief 7 (2016) 1078–1097 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Data in Brief journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/dib Data Article Ecological data in support of an analysis of Guinea-Bissau's medicinal flora Luís Catarino a,n, Philip J. Havik b, Bucar Indjai c, Maria M. Romeiras a,d,n a University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Lisbon, Portugal b Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Centre for Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Lisbon, Portugal c Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa, Centro de Estudos Ambientais e Tecnologia Apropriada (INEP/CEATA), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau d University of Lisbon, Faculty of Sciences, Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Lisbon, Portugal article info abstract Article history: This dataset presents an annotated list of medicinal plants used by Received 25 February 2016 local communities in Guinea-Bissau (West Africa), in a total of 218 Received in revised form species. Data was gathered by means of herbarium and biblio- 18 March 2016 graphic research, as well as fieldwork. Biological and ecological Accepted 22 March 2016 information is provided for each species, including in-country Available online 30 March 2016 distribution, geographical range, growth form and main vegeta- Keywords: tion types. The dataset was used to prepare a paper on the med- West Africa icinal plants of Guinea-Bissau “Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Ethnobotanical data therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer” Useful plants (Catarino et al., 2016) [1]. The table and figures provide a unique Geographical distribution Vegetation types database for Guinea-Bissau in support of ethno-medical and ethno-pharmacological research, and their ecological dimensions. & 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). DOI of original article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032 n Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (L. Catarino), [email protected] (M.M. Romeiras). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2016.03.077 2352-3409/& 2016 Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). L. Catarino et al. / Data in Brief 7 (2016) 1078–1097 1079 Specifications Table Subject area Biology More specific sub- Ethnobotany ject area Type of data Table, Figures, Images How data was Fieldwork, herbarium data, bibliographic research acquired Data format Filtered and organised Experimental Field, herbarium and bibliographic data was filtered and classified. factors Experimental Ethnobotanical and ecological data were collected during fieldwork carried out features in different regions of Guinea-Bissau. Also, semi-structured interviews, obser- vations and guided field surveys were conducted with local healers. Data source Latitude and longitude of Guinea-Bissau is 10°590–12°200N and 13°400–16°430W. location Data accessibility Data are included in this article Value of the data This dataset is the first comprehensive record of Guinea-Bissau's medicinal flora totalling 218 plant species. It includes information on the growth form, vegetation types, in-country distribution, distribution range, plant parts used, and other uses of species besides medicinal. Species were recorded for remote and hitherto under-researched areas. This dataset can be used as primary source guide for the biological and ecological contexts of ethno-medical research in Guinea-Bissau and West Africa. 1. Data The comprehensive list of plant species used in traditional medicine in Guinea-Bissau is presented in Table 1, focuses on biological and ecological aspects of the original dataset. It identifies medicinal and non-medicinal uses of recorded species, as well as the plant parts used, growth form, main vegetation types and geographical distribution. The dataset was specially prepared for a recent study (see [1]), based upon information gathered during fieldwork performed in the country, from 1990s to the present, by the authors, complemented with data from herbarium vouchers (LISC Herbarium, University of Lisbon) as well as from published sources. Samples were collected in various geo- morphological areas covering a wide range of vegetation types in Guinea Bissau, inhabited by more than thirty ethnic groups. 2. Experimental design, materials and methods 2.1. Study area Guinea-Bissau is located in the Northern Intertropical Zone of West Africa. It borders on the Republic of Senegal to the North, the Republic of Guinea to the East and South and by the Atlantic Ocean to the West [2]. It covers 36,125 km2 and the country encompasses continental mainland (North, South, and Eastern regions) and a group of 40 islands, the Bijagós Archipelago (Fig. 1A). Four different geo-morphological areas are identified for Guinea Bissau, i.e. the Bijagós Islands covered by palm groves (Fig. 1B) and dry forests surrounded by mangroves; the low-lying, littoral 1080 Table 1 Ecological data related with the Guinea-Bissau's medicinal flora, with references to other uses of species. Species Family Growth Habitat types Distribution Distribution Plant parts Other uses of Herbarium form Guinea- range used in tra- medicinal voucher Bissau ditional plants medicine Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. Malvaceae Herb Cultivated North, South, Introduced, Seeds Food Moreira 284 East, Bijagós Native to Asia Abrus precatorius L. subsp. africanus Fabaceae Climber Woodland, Savanna North, South, Pantropical Aerial parts of Indjai 17 Verdc. Woodland Bijagós plant Acacia macrostachya Rchb. ex DC. Fabaceae Tree Woodland, Savanna North, South, Sudanian Roots Catarino L. Catarino et al. / Data in Brief 7 (2016) 1078 Woodland East Region 1269 Acridocarpus plagiopterus Guill. & Perr. Malpighiaceae Shrub Forest, Woodland, Savanna North, South, Guinean Sub- Leaves Phytochemical Diniz & Woodland, Palm Grove, Gal- East, Bijagós Region Gonçalves lery Forest 1861 Acridocarpus smeathmannii (DC.) Guill. Malpighiaceae Shrub Savanna Woodland, Gallery North Guineo-Con- Leaves Diniz & & Perr. Forest golian Region Gonçalves 1863 Adansonia digitata L. Malvaceae Tree Savanna Woodland, North, South, Afrotropical Leaves Food Sané 74 Cultivated East, Bijagós Adenia lobata (Jacq.) Engl. Passifloraceae Climber Forest, Woodland, Savanna North, South, Guineo-Con- Roots, Sap Catarino Woodland, Palm Grove, Gal- Bijagós golian Region 1664 lery Forest Afraegle paniculata (Schumach. & Rutaceae Tree Forest, Woodland, Savanna North, South, Guineo-Con- Roots Diniz & Thonn.) Engl. Woodland East golian Region Gonçalves 1880 Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K. Zingiberaceae Herb Woodland, Savanna South Afrotropical Roots Food Catarino – Schum. Woodland 1385 1097 Aframomum rostratum K.Schum. Zingiberaceae Herb Woodland, Savanna North, South Guinean Sub- Roots Food Martins Woodland Region et al. 622 Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers. Fabaceae Tree Woodland, Savanna Wood- North, South, Sudanian/Gui- Bark Timber, Catarino land, Gallery Forest East, Bijagós nean Sub- Handicrafts 495 Region Agelaea pentagyna (Lam.) Baill. Connaraceae Shrub Forest, Gallery Forest South Afrotropical Leaves Catarino 1684 Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W.Wight Fabaceae Tree Forest, Woodland North, South, Afrotropical Leaves Catarino East, Bijagós 1562 Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Euphorbiaceae Shrub Forest, Woodland, Plam North, South, Afrotropical Stem, Seeds Phytochemical Catarino Thonn.) Müll.Arg. Grove, Gallery Forest East, Bijagós 1549 Allophylus africanus P.Beauv. Sapindaceae Shrub Forest, Woodland, Savanna North, South, Afrotropical Leaves Indjai 26 Woodland, Palm Grove, Gal- East, Bijagós lery Forest, Wet Grass Savanna Alstonia boonei De Wild. Apocynaceae Tree Woodland, Savanna Wood- North, South, Afrotropical Sap Timber, Catarino land, Gallery Forest East, Bijagós Handicrafts 738 Alstonia congensis Engl. Apocynaceae Tree Forest, Gallery Forest South, East, Guineo-Con- Bark, Roots Timber, Catarino Bijagós golian Region Handicrafts 1513A Ampelocissus multistriata (Baker) Vitaceae Climber Savanna Woodland North, South, Sudanian/Zam- Leaves Martins & Planch. Bijagós bezian Regions Moreira 998 Anacardium occidentale L. Anacardiaceae Tree Cultivated North, South, Introduced, Leaves, Bark Food, Catarino East, Bijagós Native to Beverages 1922 America Anisophyllea laurina R.Br. ex Sabine Anisophylleaceae Tree Forest South, Guinean Sub- Leaves Food Catarino L. Catarino et al. / Data in Brief 7 (2016) 1078 Bijagós Region 1698 Annona glabra L. Annonaceae Shrub Cultivated North, South, Introduced, Roots Food Moreira 38 East, Bijagós Native to America Annona muricata L. Annonaceae Tree Cultivated North, South, Introduced, Leaves Food Diniz et al. East, Bijagós Native to 2595 America Annona senegalensis Pers. Annonaceae Shrub Savanna Woodland North, South, Afrotropical Roots, Leaves, Food Catarino East, Bijagós Flowers 1352 Antherotoma senegambiensis (Guill. & Melastomataceae Herb Woodland, Palm Grove, Wet North, South, Forest Roots Martins & Perr.) Jacq.-Fél. Grass Savanna East Catarino 1258 Anthocleista djalonensis A.Chev. Gentianaceae Tree Woodland, Savanna Wood- North, South, Sudanian/Gui- Bark Catarino land, Palm Grove East, Bijagós nean Sub- 1717 Region – Anthocleista nobilis G.Don Gentianaceae Tree Woodland, Palm Grove, Gal- North, South, Afrotropical Sap, Bark Diniz et al. 1097 lery Forest Bijagós 1014 Anthostema senegalense A.Juss.
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