Physical Anthropology;Ethnobiology;Social Biology;Human Ecology;Ecology;Environmental Biology/Plant;Economic Botany, General;Horticulture/Tropical and Subtropical Fruits and Nuts;Plantation Crops;Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany;Anthropology;Botany;Ecology;Environmental Sciences;Horticulture;Agriculture;Human Ecology;Anthropology;Pharmacognosy;Pharmacology;Fig;Human;Ficus;Angiosperms;Animals;Chordates;Dicots;Mammals;Plants;Primates;Spermatophytes;Vascular plants;Vertebrates;China;Botany;Ecological significance;Ethnobotany;Food use;Medicinal use;Religious significance;Xishuangbanna;Xu, Zai-Fu;Liu, Hong-Mao;Chen, Gui-Qing;Cui, Jing-Yun;
摘要
Fig trees, the common name of Ficus L. arbores, are a group with the most number of species (48 species) and larger populations in the tropical rainforest of Xishuangbanna, Southern Yunnan. They are closely related to different indigenous people who live in the forest. The nationalities in Xishuangbanna have rich experience in using the young shoot，leaf and fruit of fig trees for vegetables, medicines and fruits. Some species are considered as holy tree or Buddhism tree. Many fig trees planted in the homegarden，temple yard and other places around the villages have played the important role on improving the ecological environment and satisfying the daily needs for local people. It not only relates to the balance of ecosystem，but also has great importance to the coordinated development between human and nature.
