The palm trees choose the places - Popular knowledge associated with the use and conservation of butiá (Butia spp.)

Authors

  • Tatieli Silveira Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Programa de Pós Graduação em Agronomia, Pelotas 96010-610, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-0174
  • Periclés da Silva Godinho Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Programa de Pós Graduação em Agronomia, Pelotas 96010-610, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-8026
  • Marcia Kaster Portelinha Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Hospital Universitário, Pelotas 96020-360, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3649-6557
  • Julia Maria Goliva Dias Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Curso de Ciências Jurídicas e Sociais, Pelotas 96010-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1141-8923
  • Jessica Gonsalez Cruz Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Programa de Pós Graduação em Agronomia, Pelotas 96010-610, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-8449
  • Julia Goetten Wagner Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Programa de Pós Graduação em Agronomia, Pelotas 96010-610, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7139-1115
  • Rosa Lia Barbieri Embrapa Clima Temperado, BR-392, km 78 Monte Bonito, Pelotas 96010-971, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8420-9546

Abstract

Background: Butia is a genus palm species from South America. Currently, the species of this genus are threatened with extinction in Brazil. This work aimed to understand the ethnobotanical relationships with Butia palm groves, how this process has been built, and how it contributes to the in situ conservation of its native genetic resources.

Methods: The methodology consisted of conducting semi-structured interviews with an ethnobotanical emphasis. Statistical methods and informant indexes were applied, mixing theoretical discussions with data analysis to assist in understanding the results.

Results: 16 uses for butiá (the fruit of Butia palm) were cited by the interviewed. The most cited was the consumption of fresh fruit. The contact with the Butia palm groves varied between daily and seasonal. The activities associated with the Butia palm groves ecosystems were tourism and livestock. Proposals for their conservation refer to partnerships between private initiatives and public institutions associated with public policies and legal reserves.

Discussion: The Butia palm groves are integral to local communities' identities. Choices related to Butia palm groves impact communities, just as the Butia palm groves also impact local populations.

Conclusions: The Butia palm groves have great sociocultural and biological importance. The bond shared between people and the Butia palm groves goes beyond borders, and its conservation can be related to good practices of extraction,sustainable management and also through public policies and specific legislation aimed at protecting this environment.

Keywords: ethnobotany, genetic resources, sociobiodiversity, Butia palm groves network, bioeconomy

Author Biographies

Tatieli Silveira, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Programa de Pós Graduação em Agronomia, Pelotas 96010-610, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Center of Genomics and Plant Breeding

Julia Maria Goliva Dias, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Curso de Ciências Jurídicas e Sociais, Pelotas 96010-000, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Social Anthropologist / Archaeologist. Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Jessica Gonsalez Cruz, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Programa de Pós Graduação em Agronomia, Pelotas 96010-610, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Center of Genomics and Plant Breeding

Julia Goetten Wagner, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Programa de Pós Graduação em Agronomia, Pelotas 96010-610, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Center of Genomics and Plant Breeding

Rosa Lia Barbieri, Embrapa Clima Temperado, BR-392, km 78 Monte Bonito, Pelotas 96010-971, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Doctor in Genetics and Molecular Biology. 

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Published

2022-04-03

How to Cite

Silveira, T., da Silva Godinho, P., Kaster Portelinha, M., Goliva Dias, J. M., Gonsalez Cruz, J. ., Goetten Wagner, J. ., & Barbieri, R. L. (2022). The palm trees choose the places - Popular knowledge associated with the use and conservation of butiá (Butia spp.) . Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 23, 1–16. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/3101

Issue

Vol. 23 (2022)

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Research

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