An ethnobotanical analysis of parasitic plants (Parijibi) in the Nepal Himalaya

Table 3 Details on informants surveyed by our study according to profession, age, and sex/gender in each district surveyed in our study

District	Types of users	Major profession(s)	Number of informants	Sex/Gender	Age range
Bara	Non-specialist	Agro-pastoralists/Carpenters	11	6 Male	30–85
				5 Female	20–55
	Specialist	Junior Technical Agricultural Assistants	2	2 Male	25–35
Chitwan	Non-specialized	Eco-tourist Guides/Hotel Owners	7	5 Male	20–40
				2 Female
	Specialist	Park Officials	3	3 Male	20–35
Jhapa	Non-specialist	Agro-pastoralists/Merchants/Students	19	14 Male	20–80
				5 Female	25–50
	Specialist Users	Agro-pastoralist/Jhankri	1	1 Male	36
Kaski	Non-specialist	Agro-pastoralists/Students	45	25 Male	20–70
				20 Female
	Specialist	Jhankri/Kabre	7	5 Male	60–85
		Park Officials		2 Male	30–40
Makwanpur	Non-specialist Users	Agro-pastoralists/Carpenters/Hotel Owners	14	6 Male	40–70
Makwanpur				8 Female
Morang	Non-specialist	Sugarcane Harvesters	5	5 Male	30–60
Nuwakot	Non-specialist	Agro-pastoralists	17	8 Male	35–65
				9 Female
	Specialist	Dhami/Bonpo	2	2 Male	45–60
Rautahat	Non-specialist	Agro-pastoralists	8	5 Male	40–70
Rautahat				3 Female	30–50

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