Claim · model-written summary
Petersianthus macrocarpus, Ricinodendron heudelotii and Erythrophleum africanum had cultural importance and faced pressure in Kwilu.
- Taxon
- Erythrophleum africanum
Erythrophleum africanume0 - Outcome
- great cultural importance in Kwilu and are under significant pressuree0
- Setting
- Kwilue0
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Verbatim
e0“Both plant species, along with Erythrophleum africanum (Benth.), hold great cultural importance in Kwilu and are under significant pressure.”
e1“Petersianthus macrocarpus (P. Beauv.) Liben and Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre ex Heckel”
Title
Françoise M. Madamo; Marcellin C. Cokola; Armel Gougbedji; et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2025. doi:10.1186/s13002-025-00781-5
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation The most consumed caterpillars fed on leaves of 51 plant species, mostly Fabaceae.
- Observation Seven main categories of caterpillar host-plant use were identified.
- Association Wood charcoal, construction and slash-and-burn agriculture were estimated as primary causes of host-plant destruction.
- Observation Petersianthus macrocarpus was preferred by the most consumed caterpillars.
- Observation Ricinodendron heudelotii was preferred by the most consumed caterpillars.
- Recommendation The authors propose host-plant plantations for caterpillar semi-rearing to aid conservation and availability.
- Recommendation The authors recommend caterpillar preference, diet and interaction studies to improve management.