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ArticleJournal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine2025

Wild edible plants selection of Tibetan and Naxi people in Northwest Yunnan, China.

Yao Fu, Jinlong Zhang, Aye Mya Mon, Yinxian Shi, Yingfeng Bi, Yanan Wang, Prateep Panyadee, Xuefei Yang, Cory W Whitney

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9 authors.

Yao FuDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Jinlong ZhangFlora Conservation Department, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Hong Kong, China.
Aye Mya MonDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Yinxian ShiDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Yingfeng BiDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Yanan WangBiodiversity Data Center, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China.
Prateep PanyadeeQueen Sirikit Botanic Garden, The Botanical Garden Organization, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Chiang Mai, 50180, Thailand.
Xuefei YangDepartment of Economic Plants and Biotechnology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for Wild Plant Resources, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, China. xuefei@mail.kib.ac.cn.
Cory W WhitneyInstitute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES)/Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, 53121 DE, Bonn, Germany. cory.whitney@uni-bonn.de.

Funding

2024 International Science and Technology Specialist (Individual) Certification Work of Yunnan Province (202403AK140018)Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China (2019HJ2096001006)National Natural Science Foundation of China (31770368)Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Y4ZK111B01)Special Project for the Construction of Science and Technology Innovation Centers Facing South Asia and Southeast Asia - Yunnan International Joint Innovation Platform (202503AP140001)
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Abstract

Wild edible plants are important resources for dietary diversity and health worldwide. However, little is known about the selection process of these species for health and nutrition by human communities. We employed negative binomial, Poisson models, and Bayesian approaches to test for a non-random selection of wild edible plants among the Tibetan and Naxi people in Northwest Yunnan, China, and explore biocultural drivers of plant selection process by comparing the similarity and differences of the two cultural groups. Our results support the non-random plant selection theory. 418 (94 families, 226 genera) wild edible species of the 7365 (208 families, 1379 genera) naturally occurring plant species in the study area are used by Tibetan and/or Naxi people. Six families, 16 genera, and 17 species were preferred by both groups, while considerable heterogeneity remains. Ecological and cultural traits are equally important for shaping plant selection process of the two cultural groups; shared plant selection preferences may associate with common nutritional needs and cultural exchanges, while the differences may result from adaptation to particular environments and cultural preferences. It is worth further testing whether socio-cultural or ecological traits are the main drivers for plant selection of various cultural groups living in northwest Yunnan.

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EthnobotanyPlants, EdibleBayes TheoremChinaDietFemaleHumansMaleTibetEthnic groupFood cultureHealth promotionNon-random plant selection

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PMCPMC12570837

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