Table 2.
Ritual plant categories based on interview and observation data
| Use categories | Species | Parts used |
|---|---|---|
| Ritual plants | ||
| Incense | ||
| Burned in censer | ||
| Powders | Chamaecyparis obtusa aff. | Branches |
| Cinnamomum glanduliferum | Leaves | |
| Cornus oblonga | Leaves | |
| Cupressus funebris | Leaves | |
| Gaultheria fragrantissima | Leaves | |
| Juniperus formosana | Leaves | |
| Juniperus squamata | Leaves | |
| Ligustrum sempervirens | Leaves | |
| Lyonia ovalifolia | Leaves | |
| Pistacia weinmanniifolia | Branches | |
| Ternstroemia gymnanthera | Leaves | |
| Woods | Cupressus funebris | Wood |
| Juniperus squamata | Wood | |
| Combustible agent | Artemisia sp1 | Aerial parts |
| Joss stick production | ||
| Sticks | Artemisia sp2 | Shoot axis |
| Bambuseae spp. | Shoot axis | |
| Glues | Basella alba | Subterr. parts |
| Gonostegia hirta | Subterr. parts | |
| Powders | Cupressus funebris | Leaves |
| Pistacia weinmanniifolia | Branches | |
| Ternstroemia gymnanthera | Leaves | |
| Combustible agent | Pinus yunnanensis | Root |
| Ghost plants | Populus sp. | Branches |
| Prinsepia utilis | Branches | |
| Other | Imperata cylindrica | Whole plant |