Vernacular Names

Vernacular Names is a folk taxonomic construct consisting of locally used, non-scientific labels for organisms or natural phenomena that reflect cultural, linguistic, and ecological knowledge systems rather than formal biological classification.

238

Publications

10.6K

Citations

654

Authors

288

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

62

Variants

Common NamesFolk Names

Authors

654

  1. TV
    Tinde van Andel

    Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands

    8 publications · 252 citations

    8

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  2. BV
    B.-E. Van Wyk

    University of Johannesburg, South Africa

    8 publications · 818 citations

    8

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  3. PJ
    Paul J. M. Maas

    Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands

    5 publications · 162 citations

    5

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  4. LW
    L.Y.Th. Westra

    Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

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  5. EW
    E.T.F. Witkowski

    University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

    3 publications · 246 citations

    3

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Venues

  1. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

    15 publications · 1.2K citations

    14

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  2. South African Journal of Botany

    11 publications · 1K citations

    11

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  3. 6

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  4. International Journal of Pharmacognosy

    5 publications · 336 citations

    5

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  5. Journal of Ethnopharmacology

    5 publications · 177 citations

    5

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