Abstract
Background: The Sudanese savannas of Togo are rich in wild fruit trees with significant beekeeping and socioeconomic potential, including Vitex doniana Sweet and Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. These natural melliferous resources are overexploited in certain areas of the country, thus reducing their ecosystem benefits. Aims: This study, conducted in the Binah prefecture, contributes to improving the sustainable management of spontaneous woody resources. Methodology: Ethnobotanical data were collected through semi-structured individual interviews and focus groups with a sample of 205 people. These interviews were conducted using a pre-established questionnaire or an interview guide, allowing for the targeting of individuals with proven knowledge of the species or resource persons designated by the groups. The methods of preserving these plants by the local populations were documented during these interviews. Result: The seven (7) uses of Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformis reported by local populations are: food, medicinal, fodder, timber, fuelwood, crafts, and oral hygiene. Food use was the most frequently cited. Conservation in agroecosystems and home gardens is identified as a key local strategy for managing natural resources. The vulnerability of these two species is a combined consequence of their high use value and their limited local domestication. Conclusion: It is imperative to provide technical and financial support to local communities in implementing sustainable management strategies for these natural resources of high ecosystem value.
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Claim · model-written summary
Seven uses were reported for Vitex doniana.
- Taxon
- Vitex doniana
Vitex donianae0 - Outcome
- food, medicinal, fodder, timber, fuelwood, crafts, and oral hygienee0
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Verbatim
e0“The seven (7) uses of Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformis reported by local populations are: food, medicinal, fodder, timber, fuelwood, crafts, and oral hygiene.”
Claim · model-written summary
Seven uses were reported for Diospyros mespiliformis.
- Taxon
- Diospyros mespiliformis
Diospyros mespiliformise0 - Outcome
- food, medicinal, fodder, timber, fuelwood, crafts, and oral hygienee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The seven (7) uses of Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformis reported by local populations are: food, medicinal, fodder, timber, fuelwood, crafts, and oral hygiene.”
Claim · model-written summary
Food use was most frequently cited.
- Taxon
- Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformisDiospyros mespiliformisVitex donianae1
- Outcome
- Food usee0
- Direction
- most frequently citede0
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Verbatim
e0“Food use was the most frequently cited.”
e1“Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformis”
Claim · model-written summary
Conservation in agroecosystems and home gardens was identified as a key local management strategy.
- Taxon
- Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformisDiospyros mespiliformisVitex donianae1
- Outcome
- Conservation in agroecosystems and home gardense0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Conservation in agroecosystems and home gardens is identified as a key local strategy for managing natural resources.”
e1“Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformis”
Claim · model-written summary
High use value and limited local domestication were jointly linked to vulnerability.
- Taxon
- Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformisDiospyros mespiliformisVitex donianae1
- Outcome
- vulnerabilitye0
- Qualifier
- high use value and their limited local domesticatione0
- Setting
- locale0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“The vulnerability of these two species is a combined consequence of their high use value and their limited local domestication.”
e1“Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformis”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors call for technical and financial support for sustainable management.
- Taxon
- Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformisDiospyros mespiliformisVitex donianae1
- Outcome
- provide technical and financial support to local communities in implementing sustainable management strategiese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It is imperative to provide technical and financial support to local communities in implementing sustainable management strategies for these natural resources of high ecosystem value.”
e1“Vitex doniana and Diospyros mespiliformis”