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- Title
DISTRIBUTION OF THE HORTICULTURAL PLANTS IN TOGO ACCORDING TO DECORATIVE PARTS AND MEDICINAL VALUE.
- Authors
RADJI, R.; KOKOU, K.
- Abstract
In Togo, more than six hundred species of horticultural plants were identified belonging to approximately 59% of Dicotyledons (49 families, 145 genera and 315 species) and 37.37% were monocotyledons. Pteridophytes and gymnosperms accounted for less than 6%. The spectrum of morphological types indicated that herbs accounted for 55%, while trees and shrubs were 15%. More than 50% of the species of this flora were exotic. The species distributions were made according to their decorative parts and their place of use. Across the country, 55 plantings were recorded and unevenly distributed in cities. Apart from their ornamental use, these plants were used for feeding, traditional and industrial cosmetics in psychotherapy, horticultural therapy and in traditional and conventional medicine preparation. In this study, 79 species from 39 families are reported as medicinal plants. The Apocynaceae and Fabaceae (6 species), the Euphorbiaceae and Liliaceae (5 species), the Arecaceae and Verbenaceae (4 species) we re the best represented families.
- Subjects
HORTICULTURAL crops; PLANT species; SPECIES distribution; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SHRUBS; PLANT morphology
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Science, 2014, Vol 66, Issue 3, p257
- ISSN
0030-9877
- Publication type
Article