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herbarTaxonomy

We classify the collected plants according their phenotypic traits. For this, we use standard botanical procedures (keys of determination) and try to update our results according to the most recent botanical nomenclature. [more]

 
     
 
 
     
 

ethnobotanyEthnobotany

The traditional knowledge of indigenous people disappears. The project intends to document the remaining traditional knowledge, to contribute scientific aspects such as taxonomy and chemistry, and dispose it for the use of current and future generations. [more]

 
     
 
 
     
 

labPhytochemical documentation

We wish to identify the chemicals in the plant that are known to have specific pharmacological and biological activities. These chemicals give us the first hints that explain the plant’s mechanisms and help to separate plants used in medico-magical contexts from those used in purely medicinal contexts. [more]

 
     
 
 
     
 

plantsPhytosociology

The evergreen tropical lowland rainforest shows not only a high species diversity but also a high diversity of plant communities. We identify plant communities and study their characteristics, relationships and distribution from plot- to landscape-level. [more]

 
     
 
 
     
 

phenologyPhenology

Monitoring of regenerative and reproductive features of plants across the year, in order to obtain their characteristic cycles as well as their responses to seasonal and climatic changes. [more]