TRADITIONAL USES OF MANCHINGA (GENUS Brosimum and Sorocea) IN ONE KICHWA COMMUNITIES OF SAN MARTÍN, PERU

• Autores: LÓPEZ ALVAREZ, Chris Anggello, MARTIN BRAÑAS, Manuel, ZÁRATE GÓMEZ, Ricardo, RIVAS RUIZ, Roxani, RIOS PAREDES, Marcos Antonio, PILLACA TANTA, Edwars Jimmy, ANGULO CAINAMARI, Adán, PALACIOS VEGA, Juan José, DEL AGUILA VILLACORTA, Margarita, SMITH CARPIO SAAVEDRA, Sharon, GUERRA AREVALO, Héctor
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2024
• Institución: Instituto de investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
• Repositorio: Folia Amazónica
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/755
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.iiap.gob.pe/index.php/foliaamazonica/article/view/755
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Etnobotánica; Biodiversidad amazónica; Conocimiento ancestral; Recursos forestales; amazonian biodiversity; ancestral knowledge; ethnobotany; forest resources

The study documents the traditional uses of species known as manchinga by the Kichwa community of San Juan de Miraflores, in the department of San Martín, Peru. Twenty interviews and botanical inventories of 13 trees were conducted. Three species of Moraceae were identified: Brosimum alicastrum Sw., Brosimum guianense Huber ex Ducke, and Sorocea briquetii J.F.Macbr, with ten specific uses in the categories of construction, food, and medicine. The whole cooked seeds of these three species are used for food; B. alicastrum and B. guianense have timber uses, being used in construction and furniture making; and B. alicastrum also has medicinal use. The manchinga species have cultural and economic importance.