Ewé: a web-based ethnobotanical database for storing and analysing data.

摘要: Ethnobotanical databases serve as repositories of traditional knowledge (TK), either at international or local scales. By documenting plant species with use, and most importantly, the applications modes use such species, ethnobotanical play a role in conservation TK also provide access to information that could improve hypothesis generation testing studies. Brazil has rich medicinal flora cultural landscape. Nevertheless, change ecological degradation can lead loss TK. Here, we present an online database developed open-source tools capacity include all Brazil. We test data for Leguminosae comprising total 2078 records, referred here reports, including compiled from literature herbarium sources. Unlike existing databases, Ewe provides visualization large datasets, facilitating meta-analyses. The is currently available www.ewedb.com.