Investigation and research on ethnobotany of Kazaks nationality in Altay Area,Xinjiang
[Objective]The Kazaks are a nomadic ethnic group native to north of Xinjiang province,China.They have accumulated a lot of ethnobotanical knowledge in the process of adapting to the natural environment for thou-sands of years.Research on ethnobotanical can provide a scientific basis for the protection,development and utiliza-tion of Kazak ethnic plants.[Method]This study investigated traditional botanical features and collected data on plant resource utilization of Kazaks in the Altay region by the means of Ethnobotany Investigation Methods.[Result]A total of 71 species belonging to 53 genera of 34 families were recorded by literature research and field investigation.Among them,19 species belonging to 16 genera of 11 families were edible plants,accounting for 27%;22 families be-longing to 34 genera of 35 specieswere medicinal plants,accounting for 49%;17 species belonging to 15 genera of 15 families were ethnic plants,accounting for 24%.[Conclusion]This study not onlysummarizes the ethnobotanical characteristics of Kazaks,but alsoprobes into a series of problems existing in ethnobotanical research and further-more,put forward corresponding countermeasures for ecosystem biodiversity protection and ecological and cultural value provision of local region.
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