Relationship of Zhuang Nationality culture with plant diversity conservation in Western Guangxi

Authors Su Shilin

Journal Journal of Plant Resources and Environment , 2014,2:23

Abstract In order to understand interactive coexistence status of Zhuang''s cultural diversity with utilization and conservation of plant resources, the relationship between Zhuang''s cultural customs in different aspects and utilization of plant resources in Western Guangxi was analyzed by methods of literature compilation, interviews and field surveys, and so on. The results show that the culture in regional, color, dietetic and folk of Zhuang Nationality in Western Guangxi closely relates to plants. There are 108 villages named by plant which involves in 88 species belonging to 79 genera, and most of them possess economic use. There are 22 species of dyeing plants belonging to 21 genera in 17 families, in which, species in Rubiaceae, Acanthaceae and Asteraceae are relative more. Common edible wild vegetables are 31 species in 13 families, in which, species in Asteraceae are the most (12 species), and species in Lamiaceae and Apiaceae also account for a certain proportion with multiplicity in edible parts and edible methods. More than 260 species are involved in the folk song and most of them are common plants in daily life,in which,there are 24 species of wild vegetables,11 species of wild fruit plants, 7 species of dyeing plants and some medicinal plants. It is suggested that Zhuang Nationality culture including regional, color, dietetic and folk, and plant worship, folk regulations and local customs, and so on, play an important role in conservation of local plant resources, but which are affected by various factors. Therefore, some countermeasures related to conservation and sustainable development of plant resources are put forward.