Naslov
Ethnobotany of the Island of Korčula (Croatia)

Autori
Dolina, Katija ; Łuczaj, Łukasz ; Jeričević, Mirjana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
XVI OPTIMA Meeting Abstracts / Bareka, Pepy ; Domina, Gianniantonio ; Kamari, Georgia - Palermo : Organization for the Phyto-taxonomic investigation of the Mediterranean area, 2019, 128-128

ISBN
978-88-943667-1-6

Skup
16th OPTIMA Meeting

Mjesto i datum
Atena, Grčka, 02.10.2019. - 05.10.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Podatak o recenziji nije dostupan

Ključne riječi
traditional knowledge ; wild food plants ; ethnobotanical heritage ; South Dalmatia

Sažetak
The island of Korčula (area 276 km2, shoreline length 182 km) is a part of the South Dalmatian Archipelago situated in southern Croatia. The island was first inhabited in prehistoric times and was colonized by the Greeks, Illyrians, Romans and Slavs (Croats). Korčula is the second most populous island in Croatia with a population of 15 522 people (2011). The aim of this study was to record information on the traditional knowledge of wild plants used by the indigenous inhabitants of Korčula Island, who, according to our preliminary observations, have best preserved this knowledge out of all the Croatian Islands. Between 2016 and 2018 we carried out 39 semi-structured interviews (60% of informants were female and 40% male, mean age 66). In total, 1650 citations of plant uses were registered. The mean number of species per interview was 35. The most commonly used wild food taxa are Sonchus spp., Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth, Allium spp., and Daucus carota L. (all of them used as vegetables), the fruits of Arbutus unedo L. (mainly eaten raw), and the leaves of Salvia officinalis L. (used for making recreational teas). The most interesting edible species used on the Island of Korčula is Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delle. Ceratonia siliqua L. is most commonly used to flavour a traditional alcoholic drink (rakija) and Hypericum perforatum L. as a medicinal plant. The other most frequently used taxa are Pinus halepensis Mill. (bark – used for dyeing fishing nets) and Olea europaea L. (a ritual plant – blessed on Palm Sunday). The inhabitants of the island still have a rich tradition of using wild plants.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija, Etnologija i antropologija

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