Species richness, cultural importance, and prioritization of wild spices for conservation in the Sudano-Guinean zone of Benin (West Africa)

• Main Authors: Konoutan Médard Kafoutchoni (Author), Rodrigue Idohou (Author), Anthony Egeru (Author), Kolawolé Valère Salako (Author), Clément Agbangla (Author), Aristide Cossi Adomou (Author), Achille Ephrem Assogbadjo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Spices have always been used for their flavor-enhancement characteristics and for their medicinal properties. In Benin, scientific research on spices is scarce, despite their importance in the local population's daily needs. This study investigated the diversity of wild spic...