Table 2.
Items from free-listings selected for knowledge tests
| Tsimane’ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game (21 respondents, 114 items) |
Medicinal plants (16 respondents, 91 items) |
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| Local name | Scientific name | Saliency | Local name | Scientific name | Saliency |
| Naca’ | Cuniculus paca | 0.809 | Uambason | Aspidosper maaff. rigidum | 0.281 |
| Ñej’ | Mazama americana | 0.777 | Macha | Amburana caerensis | 0.091 |
| Shi’ | Tapirus terrestris | 0.685 | Buisi ñetas | Not identified | 0.044 |
| Mumujñi | Tayasu pecari | 0.518 | Tson'sonty | Ampelocera edentula | 0.041 |
| Odo’ | Ateles chamek | 0.514 | Que'tsejtsej | Davilla nitida | 0.038 |
| Väsh | Dasypus novemcinctus | 0.44 | Mature | Acmella oleracea | 0.038 |
| Shätij | Dasyprocta punctata | 0.396 | Yavitus | Not identified | 0.006 |
| O’oyoj | Tamandua tetradactyla | 0.352 | Poño'yacdyes | Not identified | 0.003 |
| Chu’ | Nasua nasua | 0.306 | Arara | Urerala ciniata | ^ |
| Oyoj | Cebus apella | 0.086 | Banana | Musa sp. | ^ |
| Baka | |||||
|
Game (25 respondents, 79 items) |
Medicinal plants (24 respondents, 186 items) |
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| Local name | Scientific name | Saliency | Local name | Scientific name | Saliency |
| pàmE | Potamocherus porcus | 0.710 | gùgà | Alstonia boonei | 0.442 |
| sèkò | Pan troglodytes | 0.303 | bòyo | Entandrophragma cylindricum | 0.305 |
| gbè | Cricetomys gambianus | 0.300 | ngolù | Terminalia superba | 0.231 |
| mbOngO | Tragelaphus eurycerus | 0.163 | bOsO | Combreto dendronmacrocarpum | 0.031 |
| bèmbà | Cephalophus sylvicultor | 0.244 | kàngà | Entandrophragma candollei | 0.031 |
| mboka | Nandinia binotata | 0.095 | ngOyO | Trichoscypha abut | 0.030 |
| gEkE | Hyemoschus aquaticus | 0.056 | adjadjo | Pausinystalia yohimbe | 0.008 |
| mbOngO | Bycanistes subcylindricus | 0.053 | bòlòngo | Fagara sp | 0.005 |
| yoka | Dendrohyrax dorsalis | 0.040 | bámbu | Gambeya lacourtiana | ^ |
| kalu | Colobus guereza | 0.022 | bOtO | Mammea africana | ^ |
| Punan Tubu | |||||
|
Game (8 respondents, 84 items) |
Medicinal plants (3 respondents, 24 items) |
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| Local name | Scientific name | Saliency | Local name | Scientific name | Saliency |
| Bavui | Sus barbatus | 0.969 | Kevouan | Cinnamomum sp. | 0.531 |
| Telau | Muntiacus sp. | 0.708 | Tata | Ziziphus sp. | 0.333 |
| Kuyat | Macaca fascicularis | 0.518 | Kecaliu | Eurycoma longifolia | 0.316 |
| Ketan | Arctictis binturong | 0.410 | Kelalai | Not identified | 0.222 |
| Angan | Paguma larvata | 0.303 | Mecout | Not identified | 0.211 |
| Munin | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus | 0.305 | Nyamanulabelang | Selaginella plana | 0.14 |
| Pecaku | Buceros vigil | 0.223 | Bangi | Piper betle | 0.07 |
| Bowang | Helarctos malayanus | 0.207 | Upa lengot | Lansium domesticum | 0.035 |
| Owei | Argusianus argus | 0.171 | Tefela | Durio graveolens | ^ |
| Megah | Ratufa affinis | 0.129 | Arau | Elmerilla tsiampacca | ^ |
^
Plants not listed as medicinal during free-listings, but included in knowledge tests on medicinal plants.