TY - JOUR TI - Connaissances ethnobotaniques et conservation de Lophira lanceolata (Ochnaceae) au Bénin (Afrique de l’Ouest) AU - Dicko, A AU - Natta, A K AU - Biaou, H S T2 - Annales des Sciences Agronomiques AB - Knowledge of existing relationships among human, their environment and their culture is timely for the sustainable management of natural resources. The aim of this study was to assess indigenous knowledge on L. lanceolata Tiegh. ex Keay in Benin. An ethnobotanical survey was carried out based on a semistructured questionnaire administered to 1261 local population randomly selected from twenty nine (29) sociolinguistic groups. Frequency of citation was calculated and histograms were built. The Pearson Chi-2 test helped highlight the links between the different sociolinguistic groups and plant part use. The test of proportion was used to highlight the significant differences in proportion of respondents on the dynamics of populations of L. lanceolata by socio-linguistic groups and sex of respondents. This study revealed that the species is known by local people as revealed by the variability of names. Seventy six (76) different uses have been reported and the majority involves traditional medicine (76.62 % of use reported by respondents). The leaf was the most used organ and the most treated diseases were malaria and yellow fever. Taking into account the sociocultural importance of the species, it is important to encourage its integration into agroforestry systems, and its protection outside its natural habitat for better preservation of this phyto-resource. DA - 2017/// PY - 2017 DP - Zotero VL - 21 IS - 1 SP - 19 EP - 35 LA - fr SN - 1659-5009 KW - Faux karité KW - connaissances endogènes KW - dynamique KW - gestion durable KW - usage multiple KW - ⛔ No DOI found ER -