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Table 2 Dioscorea spp. in swiddens. Joinville–Santa Catarina state

From: Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in shellmounds and swiddens: ancient history in Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil

Species

Folk name

Roads

Farm land*

D. alata

cará-pão

Dona Franciscaa,c, Quiriric

3

D. bulbifera

cará-moela

Quiriria,b

1

D. cayennensis

cará-de-espinho

Dona Franciscab, Quiririb, Picob

3

D. trifida

cará-mimoso

Cubatão Grandee, Dona Franciscaa,d,e, Guilhermee, Isaace; João Fleithe, Morrose, Oesteb, Picob, Quiriria,b, Rio da Pratab,e

14

  1. aSantos [48]; bVeasey et al. [44]; cSiqueira [58]; dNascimento [59]; eRecorded in the present study
  2. *Number of farmlands registered. One swidden per farmland was registered