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Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Feb 5, 2026 6 facts
measurementThe Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) for wild edible plant parts in the Shabelle Zone is 0.91 for fruits, 0.77 for tubers, 0.67 for roots, 0.53 for leaves, 0.44 for resin, and 0.35 for stems.
measurementResin (3 species) and stems (1 species) in the Shabelle Zone recorded the highest Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) values of 0.96 and 1.00, respectively, showing highly consistent information regarding their use.
claimIn the Shabelle Zone, Eastern Ethiopia, fruits are the most commonly consumed parts of wild edible plants, while roots, tubers, leaves, stems, and resins are primarily used during periods of food scarcity.
procedureIn the Shabelle Zone, local communities utilize specific harvesting methods for wild edible plants: plucking is used for leaves, stems, or resins (e.g., A. dubius, A. reficiens, C. myrrha, B. ogadensis, C. olitorius, M. stenopetala), while digging is used for underground parts like tubers and roots (e.g., I. rotundifolia, S. sanguinea, I. volkensii, E. nutans, C. spiculata, E. grandis, C. exaltatus).
claimStems are used as a food source in Commiphora gileadensis, and resin is collected from Acacia reficiens, Commiphora myrrha, and Boswellia ogadensis.
measurementIn the Shabelle Zone, six categories of wild edible plant parts are consumed: fruits (66.6% of species), tubers (8.7%), roots (8.7%), leaves (8.7%), resin (5.2%), and stems (1.7%).
The role of light in regulating plant growth, development and sugar ... frontiersin.org Jan 6, 2025 3 facts
claimRed light promotes radial elongation, increases stomatal density, and increases glucose, sucrose, fructose, and starch content in leaves, as well as cellulose content in stems in cassava (Zhou et al., 2023).
claimPlants adapt to high temperatures by altering their morphology, specifically through the elongation of stems and hypocotyls and the thinning of leaves, as noted by Kerbler and Wigge (2023).
claimPhytochrome B1 mutant stems exhibit greater growth than wild-type stems when exposed to high-temperature environments, according to Gavassi et al. (2017).
Plant Kingdom – Plantae - BYJU'S byjus.com 2 facts
claimThallophyta plants are characterized by a primitive, simple, thallus-like body structure that lacks differentiation into roots, stems, or leaves, and can be filamentous, colonial, branched, or unbranched.
claimPteridophytes possess a plant body differentiated into roots, stems, and leaves, and they utilize a vascular system for the conduction of water and other substances.
The role of Plant Foods in the evolution and Dispersal of early Humans kernsverlag.com Jul 30, 2022 1 fact
claimGreat ape diets are heavily focused on fruits, with leaves, flowers, and stems consumed as secondary or fallback foods.
Ethnobotanical study of food plants used in traditional medicine in ... link.springer.com Nov 26, 2025 1 fact
measurementOther plant parts used by the Quitexe people for medicinal purposes include inflorescences (3.19%), stems (3.19%), bulbs (2.13%), corn hair (1.06%), stones (1.06%), root bark (1.06%), nuts (1.06%), resin (1.06%), rhizomes (1.06%), and tubers (1.06%).
The Ecology of Photosynthetic Pathways | Learn Science at Scitable nature.com 1 fact
claimPlants utilize photosynthetic carbon to construct structures for nutrient and water acquisition (roots), to compete for light (stems and leaves), and to produce defenses against enemies such as toxins and spines.