Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxv

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2. Country Profiles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction to Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia

      • F. Merlin Franco, Wendy A. Mustaqim

      Pages 3-28

3. Plant Profiles

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. Abrus precatorius L. Fabaceae

      • Krishnamoorthy Devanathan

      Pages 31-41

   3. Acer laurinum Hassk. Sapindaceae

      • Rina Ratnasih Irwanto, Arifin Surya Dwipa Irsyam

      Pages 43-47

   4. Acorus calamus L. Acoraceae

      • Kreni Lokho, F. Merlin Franco

      Pages 49-54

   5. Acrothamnus suaveolens (Hook.f.) C.J.Quinn Ericaceae

      • Wendy A. Mustaqim

      Pages 55-57

   6. Aeschynanthus radicans Jack Gesneriaceae

      • Rina Ratnasih Irwanto, Arifin Surya Dwipa Irsyam

      Pages 59-63

   7. Agathis borneensis Warb. Araucariaceae

      • A. Nithaniyal Stalin, F. Merlin Franco

      Pages 65-71

   8. Agathis dammara (Lamb.) Poir. Araucariaceae

      • Richard Francisco Clemente

      Pages 73-77

   9. Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd. Euphorbiaceae

      • Wendy A. Mustaqim, Reza Raihandhany Yus

      Pages 79-88

   10. Alpinia vanoverberghii Merr. Zingiberaceae

       • Racquel C. Barcelo, Jonathan M. Barcelo

       Pages 89-91

   11. Angiopteris evecta (G.Forst.) Hoffm. Marattiaceae

       • Muhamad Muhaimin, Wendy A. Mustaqim

       Pages 93-101

   12. Anodendron borneense (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton Apocynaceae

       • Mark Lloyd Granaderos Dapar

       Pages 103-107

   13. Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. Thymelaeaceae

       • Wendy A. Mustaqim

       Pages 109-126

   14. Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana Lauterb. Araucariaceae

       • Ary Prihardhyanto Keim, Wawan Sujarwo

       Pages 127-134

   15. Areca catechu L. Arecaceae

       • Rina Ratnasih Irwanto, Arifin Surya Dwipa Irsyam

       Pages 135-142

   16. Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr. Arecaceae

       • Wawan Sujarwo, Ary Prihardhyanto Keim

       Pages 143-153

   17. Argemone mexicana L. Papaveraceae

       • Krishnamoorthy Devanathan

       Pages 155-167

This volume is a compendium of selected plant species of ethnobotanical value to the highland communities of popular Southeast Asia. “Traditional” knowledge held by local communities on their resources is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. New plants find their entry into the local pharmacopoeias, while existing ones maybe removed. Likewise, various local communities might find the same plant useful for completely different purposes. While compiling information on the species, authors have taken great care to ensure that the dynamic nature of ethnobotanical knowledge is represented adequately. Special emphasis has also been given to cultural value of species to the local communities in the region. 


The field (and thus the market) of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology has grown considerably in recent years.  Student interest is on the rise, attendance at professional conferences has grown steadily, and the number of professionals calling themselves ethnobotanists has increased significantly (the various societies (Society for Economic Botany, International Society of Ethnopharmacology, Society of Ethnobiology, International Society for Ethnobiology, and many regional and national societies in the field currently have thousands of members). 


The objective of this new Major Reference Work on Ethnobotany of Mountain Regions of Southeast Asia is to take advantage of the increasing international interest and scholarship on highland landscapes and communities. While ethnobotanical studies are now available from many regions of the world, no comprehensive encyclopedic volume on the highlands of popular SE Asia is available in the market. We include the best and latest research on a full range of descriptive, methodological, theoretical, and applied research on the most important plants for the region. Scholars in plant sciences worldwide will also be interested in the dedicated website for this volume and its dynamic content. 

• Ethnobotany
• Biogeography
• Breeding
• Development
• Pathology
• Systematics
• Taxonomy
• Systematic Botany

• Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Negara, Brunei Darussalam

  F. Merlin Franco

F. Merlin Franco is an ethnobiologist working with the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. He is passionate about the reciprocal relationship between human culture, language, and biodiversity (biocultural diversity), and the myriad ways in which it manifests. He collaborates with local communities of Asia on topics related to folk medicine, traditional ecological calendars, cultural keystone species, and biocultural landscapes. However, his work lays special emphasis on the cultures and landscapes of Borneo where he is based since 2012.

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