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PT J
TI Ceiba pentandra L. Gaertn. (Malvaceae) and associated species: Spiritual Keystone Species of the Neotropics
BT 
AF Tareau, M.-A.
   Greene, A.
   Odonne, Guillaume
   Davy, D.
AS 1:1;2:1;3:;4:1;
FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;
C1 Laboratoire Ecologie, Evolution, Interactions des Systèmes Amazoniens, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Université de Guyane, IFREMER, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana
C2 UNIV GUYANE, FRANCE
UM LEEISA
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
IF 1.1
TC 1
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00723/83477/88475.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;ethnobotany;Amazonia;Caribbean;lupuna;samauma;mapou;silk-cotton tree;fromager;kapok
AB Among the 18 species included in the Ceiba genus, in the Malvaceae (Bombacoideae) family, Ceiba pentandra L. Gaertn. is not only the tallest and most widespread, but also occupies the most prominent place in Neotropical cosmovisions. In this ethnobotanical review, we compare perceptions and uses of Ceiba and related species across indigenous and Afro-descendant cultures ranging from the Caribbean to the Argentinian Chaco. Ceiba's widely-shared role as axis mundi, (particularly in Amazonia) psychopomp and shelter of major forest spirits makes it a perfect example of a Spiritual Keystone Species, a new concept inspired from Cultural Keystone Species and defined here for the first time. 
PY 2022
PD FEB
SO Botany
SN 1916-2790
PU Canadian Science Publishing
VL 100
IS 2
UT 000752323400007
BP 127
EP 140
DI 10.1139/cjb-2021-0099
ID 83477
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