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Call for Students: Mentorship Lunch

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58th SEB Annual Meeting

June 4-9th, 2017, Bragança, Portugal!

Living in a global world: ethnobotany, local knowledge and sustainability

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In a landmark case, the Khoisan people of Southern Africa have had their intellectual sovereignty recognised for rooibos. A form of tea enjoyed around the world, rooibos is a plant from the fabaceae that represents a multimillion dollar industry. From now on, the Khoisan can expect to receive 1.5% of annual sales revenue from the rooibos industry, estimated to be $650000 each year. Read the news coverage for more details: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50261517 Image public domain from Wikipedia. #rooibos #tea #khoisan #southafrica #economicbotany #usefulplants #ethnobotany #ethnobiology

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Pictured here is Dr. Diane Ragone from the National Botanical Garden in Hawaii. Dr. Ragone has recently been recognised as the 2020 Distinguished Economic Botanist and will be giving her award lecture at the 2020 SEB and ISE conference in Jamaica. Renowned for her work on breadfruit, here you can see Dr. Ragone filming with CBS for a feature in breadfruit as part of their annual food show. We can’t wait to see Dr. Ragone in Jamaica. Who else will be coming to the conference? Don’t forget that if you have any questions about the conference you can reach out to the organisers or any of your student council. #economicbotany #breadfruit #ethnobiology #ethnobotany #cbs #hawaii

It’s official: your new student council has been elected! Head over to the student section of the website to find out who will be working to represent you this year. Remember that we always look forward to hearing from you with ideas, comments, criticisms, etc. So don’t be afraid to reach out!

What is this sweet treat? Stevia rebaudiana (Asteraceae) is a name you likely recognise. This plant from the humid regions of Brazil and Paraguay has found great use worldwide as an alternative to sugar! The steviol glycosides in its leaves are actually much sweeter than sugar, and have led to their use among local peoples to sweeten teas and as a sweet treat for thousands of years. It is now grown around the world (especially in Asia) for industrial use as a sweetener. This plant was found growing in the jardin des plantes, Paris. #ethnobotany #ethnobiology #economicbotany #usefulplants #stevia #sugar #sweet #sweetener #asteraceae #botany

With Halloween just a few days away, many people have got candy on the brain. Perhaps the most popular of these (arguably. We won’t get into that!) is chocolate. This candy is so special because it comes from a very important plant that has been a part of the economic not any of the americas for millennia. Theobroma cacao, the cocoa tree, is the source of cocoa, the backbone of chocolate. This tree from the Malvaceae family produces large, fleshy pods whose seeds can then be processed to make cocoa powder. Interestingly though, powdering the seeds isn’t enough! The seeds and flesh of the fruit are left to ferment and then the seeds are taken and roasted and powdered before they obtain that delicious flavour. Of course, chocolate has many other things in it, but the good stuff has lots of high-quality cocoa in it. This plant has been such an integral part of the ethnobotany of the americas that the Aztecs once used its pods as a form of currency! Indeed, the ability of these processed seeds to give energy and improve working ability was well known to the native peoples of south and Central America. In modern times, we know that we can thank caffeine and theobromine, alkaloids of the plant, for these effects. If this wasn’t cool enough, the flavanols of cocoa also help to strengthen the elasticity of our blood vessels and lower blood pressure, making it quite good for us! So indulge in an ancient Aztec treat this Halloween season, but remember, all the sugar and fats we add in to chocolate make it something best enjoyed in moderation (... mostly). (Image from the wikimedia commons). #ethnobotany #economicbotany #ethnobiology #cacao #chocolate #botany #halloween #usefulplants #medicinalplants #foodplants #theobroma

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