INTRODUCTION

Question 1

branch of botany that deals with the knowledge of group of people about the use of locally available plants in different fields

Answer 1

ethnobotany

Question 2

who coined the term ethnobotany

Answer 2

J.W Harshberger in 1895

Question 3

part of ethnobotany but it looks specifically at plant and plant products that have economic market in the modern world

Answer 3

economic botany

Question 4

field of research that deal with the medicine derived from plants and used in the treatment of various diseases based on indigenous knowledge

Answer 4

ethnomedicine

Question 5

study of the use of various toxic plants as fish poison in human societies

Answer 5

ethnotoxicology

Question 6

naming and classification of plant by human societies in their language

Answer 6

ethnotaxonomy

Question 7

study of folk knowledge of mushroom

Answer 7

ethnomycology

Question 8

methodology in ethnobotany

Answer 8

choosing an approach
rapid ethnobotanical appraisal
plannning a long-term project
describing the field site

Question 9

refers to the broad range of information we collect on how local people interact with the natural environment

Answer 9

ethnobotanical data