Local plants of an area are highly valuable for people of that locality. Plant resources are actually part and parcel of traditions and culture of inhabitants due to their consumption in daily life. Aim of the present study was to explore the culturally significant floral diversity of a remote area with special reference to medicinal plants and quantification of local wisdom through statistical indices. The study was carried out in mountainous region of Kiwai located in Kaghan valley, district Mansehra, northern Pakistan. Questionnaire method was adopted and semi-structured interviews were also conducted for data collection. Two hundred informants were interviewed to report the ethnobotanical knowledge of targeted plants. Relative frequency citation (RFCs), consensus index (CI%) and use value (UVi) were calculated for results. Study reports 110 plants belonging to 98 genera and 53 families. Asteraceae was the dominant family with 10 plant species. Angiosperms (59%) were abundant in the study area followed by Gymnosperm (5%) and Pteridophytes (2%). Herbs (59%) were recorded abundant followed by trees (31%) and shrubs (10%). The most used parts were leaves (30%), stem (13%) and whole plant (11%). Common fever was the most cited disease by locals. RFC and CI% was highest for Bergenia ciliata and Silybum marianum. Use value of Pinus roxburghii was high with 0.045 value. Study area shows rich ethno-floral diversity. Peoples are not only using plants for medicinal purposes but also for a number of uses such as construction, fruit, vegetable, furniture and fodder.

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巴基斯坦Mansehra区Kaihan山谷Kiwai植物资源的定性和定量民族植物学评估

该地区的本地植物对于该地区的人们来说具有很高的价值。由于植物资源在日常生活中的消耗，实际上它们是居民传统和文化的一部分。本研究的目的是探索偏远地区具有重要文化意义的花卉多样性，并特别参考药用植物并通过统计指标量化当地智慧。这项研究是在巴基斯坦北部Mansehra区Kaghan山谷的Kiwai山区进行的。采用问卷调查法，并进行了半结构化访谈以收集数据。采访了200名线人，以报告针对目标植物的民族植物学知识。计算相对频率引文（RFC），共识指数（CI％）和使用值（UVi）。研究报告了属于98属和53家族的110种植物。菊科是10种植物的主要科。研究区被子植物（59％）丰富，其次是裸子植物（5％）和蕨类植物（2％）。记录到草本（59％）丰富，其次是树木（31％）和灌木（10％）。最常用的部分是叶子（30％），茎（13％）和整株植物（11％）。普通发热是当地人引用最多的疾病。RFC和CI％最高卑尔根虫纤毛和水飞蓟。罗氏松的使用价值高，为0.045。研究区显示出丰富的民族-花卉多样性。人们不仅将植物用于医疗目的，而且还将其用于建筑，水果，蔬菜，家具和饲料等多种用途。