Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review

Mendoza, Jimlea Nadezhda; Hanazaki, Natalia; Prūse, Baiba; Martini, Agnese; Bittner, Maria Viktoria; Kochalski, Sophia; Macusi, Edison; Ciriaco, Aimee; Mattalia, Giulia; Sõukand, Renata

doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00630-3

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 2 List of most diverse families reported in reviewed articles. Below is the table of the families most diversely used with more than eight uses

From: Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review

Family	Total use reports	Use	Taxa	Region covered	References
Anacardiaceae	14	Basketry	Pistacia lentiscus	Italy	[1]
		Catching fish	Mangifera indica	Brazil	[41]
			Spondias mombin	Brazil	[41]
			Tapirira guianensis	Brazil	[35]
		Dye nets	Pistacia lentiscus	Italy	[1]
		Dye nets	Rhus coriaria	Italy	[28]
		Fish poison	Rhus coriaria	Italy	[28]
		Fish traps	Pistacia lentiscus	Italy	[1]
		Fishing gear	Anacardium occidentale	Brazil	[42]
		Hulls	Gluta tourtour	Madagascar	[43]
		Illegal fishing	Pistacia lentiscus	Italy	[1]
		Splash battress	Gluta tourtour	Madagascar	[43]
		Fishing	Schinus terebinthifolia	Brazil	[31]
Arecaceae	25	Broom heads	Attalea funifera	Brazil	[30]
		Catching fish	Acrocomia aculeata	Brazil	[41]
			Attalea funifera	Brazil	[30]
			Attalea phalerata	Brazil	[41]
			Bactris glaucescens	Brazil	[41]
			Bactris spp.	Brazil	[41]
			Copernicia alba	Brazil	[41]
			Euterpe edulis	Brazil	[35]
			Geonoma schottiana	Brazil	[35]
			Syagrus romanzoffiana	Brazil	[35]
		Control of snails	Cocos nucifera	India	[44]
		Control of snails	Phoenix dactylifera	India	[44]
		Fish nets	Chamaerops humilis	Italy	[1]
		Fish nets	Cocos nucifera	Italy	[1]
		Fishing	Chamaerops humilis	Italy	[1]
		Fishing gear	Copernicia prunifera	Brazil	[42]
		Food for fish	Astrocaryum jauari	Brazil	[7]
		Food for fish	Euterpe precatoria	Brazil	[8]
		Hiding place	Euterpe precatoria	Brazil	[8]
		Ropes	Chamaerops humilis	Italy	[1]
		Ropes	Cocos nucifera	Italy	[1]
		Shrouds	Chamaerops humilis	Italy	[1]
		Stabilize temperature	Euterpe precatoria	Brazil	[8]
		Catching fish	Astrocaryum jauari	Suriname	[45]
Euphorbiaceae	15	Bait	Euphorbia dendroides	Italy	[28]
		Catching fish	Euphorbia dendroides	Italy	[28]
		Catching fish	Sapium obovatum	Brazil	[41]
		Fish poison	Jatropha curcas	India	[46]
		Fishing	Euphorbia characias	Italy	[1]
		Food for fish	Hevea brasiliensis	Brazil	[7]
		Food for fish	Mabea subsessilis	Brazil	[7]
		Hulls	Givotia madagascariensis	Madagascar	[43]
		Illegal fishing	Euphorbia characias	Italy	[47]
			Euphorbia dendroides	Italy	[1]
			Euphorbia helioscopia	Italy	[1]
		Making fishing rods	Sebastiania schottiana	Brazil	[31]
		Signify sharks giving birth	Excoecaria agallocha	Fiji	[48]
Fabaceae	38	Bait	Copaifera guianensis	Suriname	[45]
			Dioclea guianensis	Suriname	[45]
			Macropsychanthus scaber	Suriname	[45]
		Build boats	Apuleia leiocarpa	Brazil	[31]
			Enterolobium contortisiliquum	Brazil	[31]
			Myrocarpus frondosus	Brazil	[31]
			Parapiptadenia rigida	Brazil	[31]
		Build canoes	Schizolobium parahyba	Brazil	[49]
		Build ships	Ceratonia siliqua	Italy	[1]
			Laburnum anagyroides	Italy	[1]
			Robinia pseudoacacia	Italy	[1]
		Catching fish	Balizia pedicellaris	Brazil	[35]
			Inga vera	Brazil	[41]
			Ormosia arborea	Brazil	[35]
			Tamarindus indica	Philippines	[50]
		Control of unwanted fishes	Gliricidia sepium	India	[44]
		Faster in hatching	Acacia sp.	India	[44]
		Fish conservation	Pithecellobium dulce	Philippines	[50]
		Fish poison	Albizia odoratissima	India	[51]
			Millettia pachycarpa	India	[46]
			Tephrosia sinapou	Suriname	[45]
		Fishing	Inga virescens	Brazil	[31]
		Fishing gear	Mimosa caesalpiniifolia	Brazil	[42]
		Fishing net floats	Erythrina crista-galli	Brazil	[31]
		Food for fish	Inga disticha	Suriname	[45]
		Hooks	Acacia karroo	Italy	[1]
		Hulls	Entada pervillei	Madagascar	[43]
		Repair canoes	Schizolobium parahyba	Brazil	[49]
		Signify octopus season	Erythrina variegata	Fiji	[48]
		Splash battress	Entada pervillei	Madagascar	[43]
		Stabilize soil	Inga edulis	Peru	[52]
		Stabilize soil	Swartzia simplex	Peru	[52]
Fagaceae	24	Build boats	Apuleia leiocarpa	Brazil	[31]
		Barrels	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
			Fagus sylvatica	Italy	[1]
			Quercus pubescens	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Quercus suber	Italy	[1]
		Build boats	Quercus cerris	Italy	[47]
		Build boats	Quercus pubescens	Italy	[47]
		Build ships	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
			Fagus sylvatica	Italy	[1]
			Quercus pubescens	Italy	[1]
			Quercus robur	Italy	[1]
			Quercus sp.	Italy	[1]
		Dye nets	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Fish nets	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Fish traps	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Floats	Quercus suber	Italy	[47]
		Grilling	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Make oars	Castanea sativa	Italy	[47]
		Mussel farming	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Ramps	Quercus pubescens	Italy	[1]
		Tools	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Tools	Fagus sylvatica	Italy	[1]
		Weaving fish traps	Quercus pubescens	Italy	[47]
		Barrels	Quercus robur	Italy	[1]
		Build ships	Quercus ilex	Italy	[1]
		Mussel farming	Quercus ilex	Italy	[1]
		Ramps	Quercus ilex	Italy	[1]
Hydrocharitaceae	16	Catching fish	Hydrilla verticillata	India	[53]
			Hydrilla verticillata	Philippines	[50]
			Hydrocharis morsus-ranae	Hungary	[54]
		Fish habitat	Enhalus acoroides	Indonesia	[55]
			Hydrilla verticillata	Philippines	[56]
			Thalassia hemprichii	Kiribati	[57]
			Vallisneria natans	Philippines	[50, 56]
		Food for fish	Hydrilla verticillata	India	[9]
			Hydrocharis spongia	Brazil	[8]
			Thalassia hemprichii	Kiribati	[57]
		Food for people	Enhalus acoroides	Indonesia	[55]
		Hiding place	Hydrocharis spongia	Brazil	[8]
		Problem for fishing activities transportation	Egeria densa	Kenya	[58]
		Source of income	Enhalus acoroides	Indonesia	[55]
		Stabilize temperature	Hydrocharis spongia	Brazil	[8]
Malvaceae	10	Bait	Pachira insignis	Suriname	[45]
		Build canoes	Ceiba pentandra	Madagascar	[43]
		Catching fish	Pseudobombax marginatum	Brazil	[41]
		Caulking	Gossypium spp.	Italy	[1]
		Fish nets	Gossypium spp.	Italy	[1]
		Fish traps	Gossypium spp.	Italy	[1]
		Fishing	Gossypium spp.	Italy	[1]
		Food for fish	Pseudobombax munguba	Brazil	[8]
		Hiding place	Pseudobombax munguba	Brazil	[8]
		Stabilize temperature	Pseudobombax munguba	Brazil	[8]
Myrtaceae	32	Bait	Myrtus communis	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Myrtus communis	Italy	[1]
		Build boats	Eucalyptus sp.	Brazil	[31]
		Build temporary fishing camps	Eucalyptus sp.	Brazil	[31]
		Catching fish	Eugenia astringens	Brazil	[35]
			Eugenia stigmatosa	Brazil	[35]
			Eugenia sulcata	Brazil	[35]
			Gomidesia fenzliana	Brazil	[35]
			Gomidesia schauerian	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia bicarinata	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia glabra	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia glomerata	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia hebepetala	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia macrocarpa	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia multiflora	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia pubipetala	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia racemosa	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia sp.	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia splendens	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia vellozoi	Brazil	[35]
			Neomitranthes glomerata	Brazil	[35]
			Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus	Brazil	[35]
			Psidium cattleyanum	Brazil	[35]
			Psidium guajava	Brazil	[41]
			Psidium guineense	Brazil	[41]
			Siphoneugena guilfoyleiana	Brazil	[35]
		Fish traps	Myrtus communis	Italy	[1]
		Repair fishing nets	Myrtus communis	Italy	[28]
		Tools	Myrtus communis	Italy	[1]
Oleaceae	13	Barrels	Fraxinus ornus	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Build ships	Fraxinus ornus	Italy	[1]
		Build ships	Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Catching fish	Chionanthus filiformis	Brazil	[35]
		Fish traps	Fraxinus ornus	Italy	[1]
		Fish traps	Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Fishing	Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Ramps	Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Tools	Fraxinus ornus	Italy	[1]
			Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
			Phillyrea angustifolia	Italy	[1]
Poaceae	53	Aids in fishery management		India	[27]
		Basketry	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Arundo plinii	Italy	[1]
		Build ships	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
		Catching fish	Arundo donax	India	[9]
		Catching fish	Arundo donax	Italy	[47]
			Bambusa sp.	India	[51]
			Glyceria maxima	Hungary	[54]
			Hygroryza sp.	India	[53]
				India	[51]
			Phragmites australis	Hungary	[54]
		Control of humus gas	Bambusa sp.	India	[44]
		Control of snails	Bambusa sp.	India	[44]
		Dams of fishponds	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
		Dams of fishponds	Phragmites australis	Italy	[1]
		Fish habitat	Leersia hexandra	India	[53]
			Phragmites karka	India	[53]
			Tripidium bengalense	India	[53]
		Fish nets	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
			Lygeum spartum	Italy	[1]
		Fish traps	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
			Arundo plinii	Italy	[1]
			Bambusa sp.	India	[59]
			Oryza sp.	India	[59]
		Food for fish	Hymenachne amplexicaulis	Brazil	[8]
			Oryza grandiglumis	Brazil	[8]
			Oryza sp.	India	[44]
			Paspalum repens	Brazil	[8]
			Phragmites australis	Hungary	[54]
				India	[53]
			Rugoloa polygonata	Brazil	[8]
		Help lower the cost of fish feed	Bambusa sp.	India	[59]
		Hiding place	Hymenachne amplexicaulis	Brazil	[8]
			Oryza grandiglumis	Brazil	[8]
			Paspalum repens	Brazil	[8]
			Rugoloa polygonata	Brazil	[8]
		Making fish traps	Phragmites	Kenya	[58]
		Prevent mortality in transportation	Oryza sp.	India	[44]
		Protects fish from predators	Bambusa sp.	India	[59]
		Ropes	Lygeum spartum	Italy	[1]
		Stabilize temperature	Hymenachne amplexicaulis	Brazil	[8]
			Oryza grandiglumis	Brazil	[8]
			Paspalum repens	Brazil	[8]
			Rugoloa polygonata	Brazil	[8]
		Tools	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[28]
		Basketry	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
		Fish nets	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[28]
		Fish nets	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	([1])
		Fish traps	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[1]
		Mussel farming	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[1]
		Ropes	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[28]
		Ropes	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[1]
Pontederiaceae	13	Control algal bloom	Pontederia crassipes	India	[44]
		Fish habitat	Pontederia crassipes	India	[53]
		Fish habitat	Pontederia crassipes	Philippines	[56]
		Food for fish	Pontederia crassipes	Brazil	[8]
		Food for fish	Pontederia rotundifolia	Brazil	[8]
		For harvesting fish	Pontederia crassipes	India	[51]
		Hiding place	Pontederia crassipes	Brazil	[8]
			Pontederia rotundifolia	Brazil	[8]
		Invasive, causing increase in Pistia stratiotes, Azolla pinnata, and Trapa natans	Pontederia crassipes	Kenya	[58]
		Problem contributing to fish kill	Pontederia crassipes	Philippines	[56]
		Problem for fishing activities transportation	Pontederia crassipes	Philippines	[56]
		Stabilize temperature	Pontederia crassipes	Brazil	[8]
			Pontederia rotundifolia	Brazil	[8]

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