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Table 3 Lichen species used by nine ethnic communities for different use values

From: Indigenous knowledge and use of lichens by the lichenophilic communities of the Nepal Himalaya

Species

Brahman

Chhetri

Dalit

Gurung

Lama

Limbu

Rai

Sherpa

Tamang

Use Values

Heterodermia diademata

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

MV

Everniastrum cirrhatum

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

FV

E. nepalense

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

FV

Parmotrema cetratum

+

-

+

+

-

+

+

+

+

FV

Ramalina sp.

+

-

+

-

-

+

+

-

-

MV

Thamnolia vermicularis

-

+

-

+

+

+

-

+

+

RSV

Usnea longissima

-

+

-

+

+

+

-

+

-

RSV, BV, ADV

  1. MV medicinal value, FV food value, RSV ritual and spiritual value, BV bedding value, ADV aesthetic and decorative value