Table 3 The top 5 popular ethno-species
Vernacular name | Scientific name | Family | Origin | Life form | Use part | Use | Use category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Su-lan-tsao; 竹节兰, 石斛 | Dendrobium nobile Lindl. | Orchidaceae | Native | Herb | Stem and flowers | It was collected and cultivated as economic useful plant in local tropical regions. It was the original plant of traditional Chinese medicine “Shi Hu (石斛)” and traditional Tibetan medicine “bu-shes-tse.” It was also cultivated as ornamental plants in home gardens. | Ornamental plants; medicine; others |
Sa-ga; 生姜 | Zingiber officinale Roscoe | Zingiberaceae | Native | Herb | Rhizome | The rhizomes were used as vegetable, spice and medicine. The rhizomes were used to treat cold in local medicine. | Medicine; vegetable; spice |
Soe-lu; 本地辣椒 | Capsicum annuum L. | Solanaceae | Native | Herb | Fruit | Local Capsicum annuum had several cultivated varieties, different varieties were used for different purposes. And all of them were divided into two ethno-species based on the original places. Soe-lu is native. | Vegetable; spice; medicine |
Snying-pa; 墨脱大柠檬 | Citrus medica L. | Rutaceae | Native | Tree | Fruit | The fruits were local specialty “Motuo Da Ningmeng (墨脱大柠檬)” and used as traditonal Chinese Medicine “Xiang Yuan (香橼).” | medicine |
Kham-pu; 桃 | Prunus persica (L.) Batsch | Rosaceae | Native | Tree | Fruit | It was cultivated for harvest fruits. Kham-pu was important in traditional Tibetan culture which symbolized auspiciousness. | Fruit |