caa a22 4500 477046223 CHVBK 20180405111331.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19960701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02907341 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02907341 Gautier Denis GIP Reclus, Maison de la Géographie, 17 rue Abbé de I'Épée, 34000, Montpellier, France aut Ficus (Moraceae) as part of Agrarian systems in the bamileke region (Cameroon) [Elektronische Daten] [Denis Gautier] Les Ficus (Moraceae) comme Éléments des Systémes Agraires en Pays Bamiléké (Cameroun) This paper considers the altitudinal zonation ofFicus on the southern slopes of the Bamboutos Mountains, Cameroon, and attempts to understand how these species have been appropriated by the Bamileke people. Five commonly used species ofFicus are propagated using pole cuttings. This genus contains important species in the farming system which have specific growth and development requirements. They mark the land ownership boundaries, as symbolic trees which give shelter to the lineage gods, and as important parts offence structure. They are incorporated into and contribute to the management of the territory. The landscape is criss-crossed with hedges which allow the integration of cropping and breeding activities. Their rapid growth also constitutes an important source of firewood and cuttings. The Bamileke's long use of and interest in theFicus genus is demonstrated by the variety of indigenous names given to its species. The study of these names has provided the structure for guiding this ethnobotanic research. The New York Botanical Garden, 1996 Ficus nationallicence ethnobotany nationallicence cuttings nationallicence agroforestry practice nationallicence indigenous knowledge nationallicence Cameroon nationallicence Economic Botany Springer-Verlag 50/3(1996-07-01), 318-326 0013-0001 50:3<318 1996 50 12231 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907341 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907341 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Gautier Denis GIP Reclus, Maison de la Géographie, 17 rue Abbé de I'Épée, 34000, Montpellier, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Economic Botany Springer-Verlag 50/3(1996-07-01), 318-326 0013-0001 50:3<318 1996 50 12231 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer