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Table 2 List of plants used by Daman people in Gyirong

From: A comparison of traditional plant knowledge between Daman people and Tibetans in Gyirong River Valley, Tibet, China

Local name(s)

Botanical family

Botanical taxon

Voucher

Parts used

Local use (no. of urs)

CII

IASc

jia1-duo1-suo3-wa1

Adoxaceae

Viburnum nervosum D. Don

QTB-JL-102

Fruits

Food:fruit (14), eaten raw

0.438

0.438

niu1-cei1-ma1

Amaranthaceae

Chenopodium album L

QTB-JL-42

Leaves

Food:vegetable (18), stir-fried

0.563

0.563

guo1-ba1

Amaryllidaceae

Allium chrysanthum Regel

QTB-JL-21

Bulbs

Food:seasoning (1), cooked with other Food;vegetable (2), stir-fried

0.063

0.000

zen1-bu1;ri3-guo3

Amaryllidaceae

Allium przewalskianum Regel

QTP-EBT-3200

Whole plants

Food:seasoning (6), cooked with other food;vegetable (18), stir-fried

0.750

0.628

guo1-nie1

Apiaceae

Carum carvi L

QTB-JL-63

Leaves

Food:vegetable (1), stir-fried

0.031

–

ba1-ji1

Apocynaceae

Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight

QTB-JL-79

Fruits

Food:fruit (6), eaten raw

0.188

0.188

dong1-ma1-ei1-ma1

Araceae

Arisaema tortuosum (Wall.) Schott

QTB-JL-77

Tubers

Food:starche (2), ground, fermented, and then cooked

0.063

0.063

jia1-cei1-ma1

Araliaceae

Aralia sp.

QTB-JPG-10

Leaves

food:vegetable (3), stir-fried

0.094

0.094

san1-jing1

Araliaceae

Panax pseudoginseng Wall

QTP-EBT-3084

Roots

Medicine: tonic (7), decoction

0.219

0.219

ra1-ma1-xia3-jia1

Asparagaceae

Polygonatum sibiricum F.Delaroche

QTB-JL-26

Roots

Food:vegetable (9), stir-fried; medicine: tonic(20), decoction

0.906

0.723

jia1-la-1-suo3-wa1; giu1-lu1

Berberidaceae

Berberis xanthophlaea Ahrendt

QTB-JL-27

Leaves

Medicine:diarrhea (2), decoction

0.063

0.063

da1-ge1-ba1

Betulaceae

Betula utilis D.Don

QTB-JL-7

Branches

Fulewood (2), burned

0.063

0.063

mang1-zhu1-cei1-ma1

Brassicaceae

Thlaspi arvense L

QTB-JL-35

Leaves

Food:vegetable (13), stir-fried

0.406

0.406

sei1-ma1

Cannabaceae

Cannabis sativa L

QTB-JL-78

Barks

Tool (3), used to make rope

0.094

0.094

bang1-bu4

Caprifoliaceae

Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC

QTB-JL-123

Roots

Medicine:cough (1), decoction; ritual use (11), burned

0.375

0.313

bang1-ma1

Compositae

Artemisia calophylla Pamp

QTB-JL-50

Aerial parts

Ritual use (4), burned; medicine: rheumatism (2), decoction

0.188

0.150

sang1-kang1-ba1

Compositae

Artemisia japonica Thunb

QTB-JL-59

Aerial parts

Ritual use (18), burned; medicine: rheumatic arthritis (8), decoction

0.813

0.660

bang1-ma1-ge1-dong1

Compositae

Artemisia younghusbandii J. R. Drumm. ex Pamp

QTB-JL-49

Aerial parts

Medicine: fever (1), decoction

0.031

–

di1-di1-li1

Compositae

Crepis elongata Babc

QTB-JL-98

Roots

Medicine:digestion (5) gynaecopathia (6), decoction

0.344

0.309

gang3-la1-mei3-duo1

Compositae

Saussurea tridactyla Sch.Bip. ex Hook.f

QTB-JL-66

Whole plants

Economic (1), be sold; medicine:arthritis (12), decoction

0.406

0.344

si1-li1-mei3-duo3

Compositae

Senecio raphanifolius Wall. ex DC

QTP-EBT-3066

Whole plants

Medicine: typhia(5), decoction

0.156

0.156

se1-ji1-mei3-duo3

Compositae

Taraxacum sikkimense Hand.-Mazz

QTB-JL-110

Whole plants

Medicine:endocrine (2), decoction

0.063

0.063

ca1-lu1

Coriariaceae

Coriaria terminalis Hemsl

QTP-EBT-3005

Fruits

Food:fruit (3), eaten raw

0.094

0.094

suo3-la1-ma3-bu4

Crassulaceae

Rhodiola himalensis (D. Don) S.H. Fu

QTB-JL-124

Roots

Medicine:hypertension (2), decoction

0.063

0.063

si1-lu1-mei3-duo3

Crassulaceae

Sedum multicaule Wall. ex Lindl

QTB-JL-94

Aerial parts

Medicine:injuries (3), apply to the affected area

0.094

0.094

ruo1-ruo1

Cucurbitaceae

Herpetospermum pedunculosum (Ser.) C.B. Clarke

QTB-JL-22

Seeds

Medicine:cold(2), decoction

0.063

0.063

ma1-ma1-dong3-cei1

Cucurbitaceae

Solena heterophylla Lour

QTB-JL-80

Fruits

Food:fruit(4), eaten raw

0.125

0.125

xiu1-bai1

Cupressaceae

Juniperus indica Bertol

QTB-JL-57

Branches

Ritual use(20), burned

0.625

0.625

xiu1-bo1

Cupressaceae

Juniperus tibetica Kom

QTB-JL-64

Branches

Ritual use(11), burned

0.344

0.344

da1

Dennstaedtiaceae

Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum (Desv.) Underw. ex A. Heller

QTB-JL-10

Leaves

Food:vegetable(15), stir-fried

0.469

0.469

zha1-lu1

Elaeagnaceae

Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb

QTB-JL-18

Fruits

Food:fruit (14), eaten raw

0.438

0.438

da1-ru1

Elaeagnaceae

Hippophae salicifolia D.Don

QTB-JL-16

Fruits;branches

food:fruit (3), eaten raw; seasoning (2), cooked with other food; fuelwood (1), burned

0.188

0.075

ba1-lu1

Ericaceae

Rhododendron anthopogon D. Don

QTB-JL-115

Branches

Ritual use (30), burned; food: beverage (2), boiled with water

1.000

0.907

mei1-dang1

Ericaceae

Rhododendron arboreum Sm

QTB-JL-30

Branches

Fuelwood (16), burned

0.500

0.500

tu1-tu1-le4-du3-ba4

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia micractina Boiss

QTB-JL-85

Whole plants

Medicine: poison (9), decoction

0.281

0.281

bei1-luo1

Fagaceae

Quercus semecarpifolia Sm

QTB-JL-25

Branches

Fulewood (3), burned

0.094

0.094

da1-ga1

Juglandaceae

Juglans regia L

QTB-JL-88

Pericarp; branches

Dye (18), used to dye the fruit black; fuelwood (1), burned; food: fruit (2), eaten raw

0.656

0.534

bai1-mu1

Liliaceae

Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don

QTP-EBT-3012

Bulbs

Economic (1), be sold; medicine: cough, cold (12), decoction

0.406

0.344

bo1-ruo4

Liliaceae

Lilium nepalense D.Don

QTB-JL-120

Bulbs

Medicine:tonic(9),decoction

0.281

0.281

jiang1-ba1-la1-mu1

Malvaceae

Malva verticillata L

QTB-JL-36

Roots;leaves

Medicine: digestion (4), decoction; food: vegetable (14), stir-fried

0.563

0.412

tian3-ma3

Orchidaceae

Gastrodia elata Blume

QTP-JPG-3292

Roots

Economic (4), be sold; medicine: tonic (22), decoction

0.813

0.660

ang1-bu1-la1-ba1

Orchidaceae

Gymnadenia orchidis Lindl

QTB-JL-56

Roots

Medicine: tonic (3), decoction; vegetable (1), stir-fried

0.125

0.063

wang1-ya1

Phytolaccaceae

Phytolacca acinosa Roxb

QTB-JL-84

Roots; leaves

Medicine: poison (2), decoction; food: vegetable (11), stir-fried

0.406

0.315

tang3-ge1-ru3-bai1;tang3-xin1

Pinaceae

Pinus wallichiana A.B.Jacks

QTB-JL-39

Barks; seeds; branches

Food: vegetable (11), stir-fried; fruit (2),eaten raw; fuelwood (19), burned

1.000

0.731

di1-da1

Plantaginaceae

Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora (Pennell) D.Y.Hong

QTB-JL-67

Roots

Medicine: cold (16), decoction

0.500

0.500

niu1-lu1

Poaceae

Fargesia sp.

QTB-JL-118

Stems

Food: vegetable (9), stir-fried

0.281

0.281

jiang1-ma1

Poaceae

Poaceae sp.

QTP-JPG-8

Aerial parts

Food: fodder (2), feed the cattle

0.063

0.063

a1-lang1-ba1-lang1

Polygonaceae

Fallopia denticulata (C.C.Huang) Holub

QTB-JL-122

Roots

Medicine: cold (5), decoction

0.156

0.156

qu1-zha1

Polygonaceae

Rheum australe D. Don

QTB-JL-3

Roots, stems

Dye (19), used to dye yellow; food: fruit (3), eaten raw

0.688

0.565

xiu1-ma1

Polygonaceae

Rumex nepalensis Spreng

EBT-PL-86

Whole plants

Fodder (4), feed the cattle

0.125

0.125

zen1-du1

Ranunculaceae

Aconitum gymnandrum Maxim

QTP-EBT-3097

Whole plants

Medicine: poison, decoction (7)

0.219

0.219

beng3-ma1

Ranunculaceae

Aconitum Gyirongense W.T.Wang & L.Q.Li

QTB-JPG-1

Roots

Medicine: inflammation (2), detoxification (3), decoction

0.156

0.117

bo1-ge1-da1

Rhamnaceae

Berchemia flavescens (Wall.) Wall. ex Brongn

QTB-JL-93

Fruits

Food: fruit (18), eaten raw

0.563

0.563

bai1-la1

Rosaceae

Chaenomeles thibetica T.T.Yu

QTB-JL-109

Fruits

Food: fruit (6), eaten raw

0.188

0.188

bang1-sei1

Rosaceae

Fragaria nubicola (Lindl. ex Hook.f.) Lacaita

QTB-JL-9

Fruits

Food: fruit (10), eaten raw

0.313

0.313

chu1-ma1

Rosaceae

Potentilla anserina L

QTP-EBT-3055

Roots

Food: starche (6), boiled

0.188

0.188

bu1-long1-che4-mang1

Rosaceae

Prinsepia utilis Royle

QTB-JL-38

Fruits

Economic (2), be sold

0.063

0.063

a1-lu1-ba1-la

Rosaceae

Prunus holosericea (Batal.) Kost

QTB-JL-91

Fruits

Food: fruit (2), eaten raw

0.063

0.063

a1-xiu1-kang1-bu4

Rosaceae

Prunus mira Koehne

QTB-JL-69

Fruits

Food: fruit (20), eaten raw

0.625

0.625

gu1-jiu1-ma1

Rosaceae

Rosa sericea Wall. ex Lindl

QTB-JL-17

Fruits

Food: fruit (16), Burned

0.500

0.500

nia1-lang1-sei3-bo1;nia1-nang1

Rosaceae

Rubus aurantiacus Focke

QTB-JL-14

Fruits

Food: fruit (14), burned

0.438

0.438

nia1-lang

Rosaceae

Rubus austrotibetanus T.T.Yu & L.T.Lu

QTB-JL-82

Fruits

Food: fruit (18), eaten raw; medicine: dispel the effects of alcohol (1),decoction

0.594

0.531

na1-zi1

Rosaceae

Sorbus cuspidata (Spach) Hedl

QTB-JL-5

Fruits

Food: fruit (12), eaten raw

0.375

0.375

ca1-le1-ba1

Rosaceae

Sorbus ochracea (Hand.-Mazz.) Vidl

QTB-JL-92

Branches

Tool (3), used to make axe handles; fuelwood (3), burned

0.188

0.125

ei1-ma1

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim

QTB-JL-8

Pericarp

Food: seasoning (11), cooked with other food

0.344

0.344

lang1-ma1

Salicaceae

Salix trichocarpa C.F. Fang

QTB-JL-47

Stems

Fuelwood (3), burned

0.094

0.094

sei1-ge1-xin1

Taxaceae

Taxus wallichiana Zucc

QTB-JL-31

Stems

Tool (5), the stem is used to make tools

0.156

0.156

suo3-wa1

Urticaceae

Urtica ardens Link

QTP-JPG-5

Leaves

Food: vegetable (11), boiled with water

0.344

0.344