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The Regional Folk Plants in Inland of Gyeongsangbuk-do (I)  

Chung, Gyu-Young (School of Bioresources, Andong National University)
Park, Myung-Soon (School of Bioresources, Andong National University)
Nam, Bo-Mi (School of Bioresources, Andong National University)
Hong, Ki-Nam (School of Bioresources, Andong National University)
Jang, Jin (School of Bioresources, Andong National University)
Lee, Cheul-Ho (Forest Policy Division, Korea Forest Service)
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Korean Journal of Plant Resources / v.23, no.5, 2010 , pp. 465-479 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to classify the regional folk plants in the inland of Gyeongsangbuk-do. According to the survey results from 582 survey sheets of 126 residents at 85 places of 17 counties and cities from March to October, 2009, the folk plants in the inland of Gyeongsangbuk-do consisted of a total 254 taxa; 76 families, 207 genera, 225 species, 2 subspecies, 26 varieties, and 1 form. The use by its usage was: 216 taxa; edible, 82 taxa; medicinal, 30 taxa; dye, 3 taxa; aroma, 4 taxa; spice, 4 taxa; ornamental, 1 taxa; fiber, 2 taxa; oil, 1 taxa; starch, 5 taxa; fuel, 9 taxa; others, respectively, so the edible use is the highest. The most useful part was the leaf, followed by stem and root. The folk plants of 3 head families from Yeongyang and Cheongsong were 42 taxa. The consistency comparison between the scientific name and the local name were the highest in the 50's and the lowest in 80's.
Keywords
Gyeongsangbuk-do; vascular plants; regional folk plants; common name; local name;
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