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Ethnobotany: It takes time to discover medicinal plants

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A new study shows that medicinal plant diversity correlates with time since human arrival in a certain region but not with language diversity, which is used as a proxy for cultural diversity.

Source: Current Biology

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.10.035

Author: Hanno Schaefer

Institution: Technical University of Munich

Language: English

Topic: Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $7,030

OpenAlex ID: W4416866726

FWCI: 0.511

Cites: 5

Cited by: 1

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