A cross-cultural comparison of folk plant uses among Albanians, Bosniaks, Gorani and Turks living in south Kosovo

Mustafa, Behxhet; Hajdari, Avni; Pieroni, Andrea; Pulaj, Bledar; Koro, Xhemajli; Quave, Cassandra L

doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0023-5

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 3 Plants used in handicraft applications in the study area

From: A cross-cultural comparison of folk plant uses among Albanians, Bosniaks, Gorani and Turks living in south Kosovo

Botanical taxon, family and voucher specimen code	Status	Folk name(s) ^a	Part(s) used	Use Category	Specific Use(s)	Alb N _uc ^b	Bo/Go N _uc ^b	Tur N _uc ^b	UV _Alb ^c	UV _Bo/Go ^c	UV _Tur ^c	Q ^d
Abies alba Mill. (Pinaceae) 14/Pz/2013	W	Bredhi^ALB	Wood	Carpentry	Used for home construction and different home furniture	5	4	2	0.082	0.125	0.043	I
Acer campestre L. (Sapindaceae)	W	Panja^ALB	Wood	Carpentry	Used for constructing musical instruments (“çifteli”, violin etc.)	2	0	0	0.033	0	0	I
Alnus glutinosa L. (Betulaceae)	W	Verri^ALB	Twigs	Dye	Brown color used for textile coloring	2	1	1	0.033	0.031	0.022	I
Beta vulgaris L. (Amaranthaceae)	C	Rrepa^ALB	Taproot	Dye	Red color, used for textile coloring	2	0	0	0.033	0	0	I
Centaurea cyanus L. (Asteraceae) 20/Pz/2013	W	Kokoçeli^ALB	Flowers	Dye	Blue color, used for textile coloring	0	5	0	0	0.156	0	II
Centaurea cyanus L. (Asteraceae) 20/Pz/2013	W	Kicica^BOG	Flowers	Dye	Blue color, used for textile coloring	0	5	0	0	0.156	0	II
Corylus avellana L. (Betulaceae) 24/Pz/2013	W	Lejthı^ALB	Stems	Handicraft	Used to construct baskets, usually large ones for carrying animal food	10	5	0	0.164	0.156	0	VI
Cotinus coggygria Scop. (Anacardiaceae) 64/Pz/2013	W	Dru boje^ALB	Fruits	Dye	Yellow color, used for leather, wool and other textile coloring	2	0	3	0.033	0	0.065	I
		Ruj^TUR
		Boyaci sumak^TUR
Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae) 40/Pz/2013	C	Arra^ALB	Wood	Carpentry	Used for furniture preservation, this is characterized by a high aesthetic value.	3	2	2	0.082	0.063	0.043	I
Juglans regia L. (Juglandaceae) 40/Pz/2013	C	Arra^ALB	Fruit cortex	Dye	Coloring of hair, wool and cotton	2	0	0
Juniperus communis L. (Cupressaceae) 39/Pz/2013	W	Gëllija^ALB	Wood	Musical instrument	Used for construction of “lahuta”, a single-stringed musical instrument used in traditionally music.	2	0	0	0.033	0	0	I
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. (Cucurbitaceae)	C	Pocerka^ALB	Dried fruits	Liquid container	Fruits opened and used as a water container	6	8	4	0.098	0.25	0.087	II
Morus alba L. (Moraceae) 49/Pz/2013	C	Mani i bardhë^ALB	Wood	Liquid container	Used to construct casks for storing alcohol, which gives it a characteristic light yellow color	4	0	1	0.066	0	0.022	I
Morus alba L. (Moraceae) 49/Pz/2013	C	Akdut^TUR	Wood	Liquid container		4	0	1	0.066	0	0.022	I
Morus nigra L. (Moraceae) 48/Pz/2013	C	Mani i zi^ALB Dut^TUR	Wood	Liquid container	Used to construct casks for storing alcohol, which gives it a characteristic light yellow color	4	0	1	0.066	0	0.022	I
Morus nigra L. (Moraceae) 48/Pz/2013	C	Karadut^TUR	Wood	Liquid container		4	0	1	0.066	0	0.022	I
Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold. (Pinaceae)	W/C	Pisha^ALB	Wood	Carpentry	Used for home construction and construction of different furniture.	0	6	1	0	0.188	0.022	II
Pinus nigra J.F. Arnold. (Pinaceae)	W/C	Kara qam^TUR	Wood	Carpentry		0	6	1	0	0.188	0.022	II
Polygonum aviculare L. (Polygonaceae)	W	Madimak^BOG	Aerial parts	Dye	Blue color, used for wool coloring	0	0	3	0	0	0.065	I
Polygonum aviculare L. (Polygonaceae)	W	Kusekmezi^TUR	Aerial parts	Dye	Blue color, used for wool coloring	0	0	3	0	0	0.065	I
Pyrus communis L. (Rosaceae) 58/Pz/2013	W	Dardha^ALB	Wood	Musical instrument	Used for construction of “Zurla”, an oboe-like woodwind instrument.	2	0	0	0.033	0	0	I
Pyrus communis L. (Rosaceae) 58/Pz/2013	W	Dardha eger^ALB	Wood	Musical instrument		2	0	0	0.033	0	0	I
Rhamnus frangula (Rhamnaceae)	E	Druni barutit^ALB	Wood	Weaponry	Used as a gunpowder ingredient	0	0	1	0	0	0.022	I
Rhamnus frangula (Rhamnaceae)	E	Barut agaqi^TUR	Wood	Weaponry	Used as a gunpowder ingredient	0	0	1	0	0	0.022	I
Rubia tinctorum L. (Rubiaceae)	W	Boj kuqe^ALB Crvenka^BOG	Roots and fruits	Dye	Red color, used for textile coloring	0	4	0	0	0.125	0	I
Salix purpurea L. (Salicaceae)	W	Rakita^ALB	Twigs	Handicraft	To construct different type of baskets	5	2	0	0.082	0.063	0	I
Sambucus ebulus L. (Adoxaceae)	W	Kinla^ALB	Fruits	Dye	Blue color, used for textile coloring	0	4	0	0	0.125	0	I
Sambucus ebulus L. (Adoxaceae)	W	Crna zova^BOG	Fruits	Dye	Blue color, used for textile coloring	0	4	0	0	0.125	0	I
Zea mays L. (Poaceae) 92/Pz/2013	C	Misri^ALB	Mature leaves	Handicraft	Used to construct different types of baskets	0	0	4	0	0	0.087	I
		Kollomoq ^ALB
		Kollomoqi^TUR

^a Folk Names. ^ALBfolk name(s) recorded among Albanians; ^BOGfolk name(s) recorded among Bosniaks/Gorani; ^TURfolk name(s) recorded among Turks.
^b Alb N _uc : Number of use citations provided by Albanian informants; Bo/Go N _uc : Number of use citations provided by Bosnian and Gorani informants; Tur N _uc : Number of use citations provided by Turkish informants.
^c UV _Alb : Use-value for one species by the Albanian group; UV _Bo/Go : Use-value for one species by the Bosniaks and Gorani; UV _Tur : Use-value for one species by the Turkish group. This index measures the relative importance of each species based on its reported use by informants from each cultural group under study.
^d Q: Quadrant assignments are based on adjusted use-values (UV_adj), which were calculated by dividing the use-value (UV) of each group by the maximum use-value (UV_max) for handicraft citations (UV_adj not shown).

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