Untangling biocultural and socioeconomical drivers of African plum tree (Dacryodes edulis) local nomenclature along a rural-urban gradient in Central Cameroon
Taïna Lemoine
(1)
,
Aurore Rimlinger
(1, 2)
,
Jérôme Duminil
(3)
,
Christian Leclerc
(4, 5)
,
Vanesse Labeyrie
(1, 6)
,
Mélanie Tsogo
(7)
,
M. Carrière Stéphanie
(1)
1
SENS -
Savoirs, ENvironnement et Sociétés
2 IGUL - Institut de Géographie [Lausanne]
3 UMR DIADE - Diversité, adaptation, développement des plantes
4 UMR AGAP - Amélioration génétique et adaptation des plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales
5 Cirad-BIOS - Département Systèmes Biologiques
6 Cirad-ES - Département Environnements et Sociétés
7 UY1 - Université de Yaoundé I
2 IGUL - Institut de Géographie [Lausanne]
3 UMR DIADE - Diversité, adaptation, développement des plantes
4 UMR AGAP - Amélioration génétique et adaptation des plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales
5 Cirad-BIOS - Département Systèmes Biologiques
6 Cirad-ES - Département Environnements et Sociétés
7 UY1 - Université de Yaoundé I
Taïna Lemoine
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Aurore Rimlinger
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Jérôme Duminil
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Christian Leclerc
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Vanesse Labeyrie
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M. Carrière Stéphanie
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Résumé
In Cameroon, the African plum tree (Dacryodes edulis [G. Don] H. J. Lam) is widely cultivated for its fruits, which contribute significantly to household food security and economy. In order to analyze the links between the social and ecological systems that result in the remarkable fruit diversity, we focused on how the important varietal diversity of African plums was perceived and named by tree owners. We conducted semi-structured interviews in Center-Cameroon with 142 people belonging to the Beti ethnic group, in urban (Yaounde), peri-urban and rural areas, and analyzed the data qualitatively and quantitatively. Along this urbanization gradient linking production to consumption regions, 158 different translated names were recorded. Most names (80%) were cited once, but some names based on fruit size and taste were common across the gradient. Although the highest total number of names was recorded in the rural site, many different names were also found along the urban-rural gradient. We did not detect difference in the number of named African plums between respondents with different characteristics. The local classification of African plums among the Beti was structured predominantly according to morphological and organoleptic criteria, but also to symbolic and practical criteria. African plums' names were based on people's fruit preferences, that favor large, oily, and blue to black fruits, and disregard pink-colored watery plums. This study is an entry point to explore the rising trade and thus ongoing domestication of the African plum tree from an often neglected perspective, that of local nomenclature.
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Untangling biocultural and socioeconomical drivers of African plum tree (Dacryodes edulis) local nomenclature along a rural-urban gradient in Central Cameroon
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In Cameroon, the African plum tree (Dacryodes edulis [G. Don] H. J. Lam) is widely cultivated for its fruits, which contribute significantly to household food security and economy. In order to analyze the links between the social and ecological systems that result in the remarkable fruit diversity, we focused on how the important varietal diversity of African plums was perceived and named by tree owners. We conducted semi-structured interviews in Center-Cameroon with 142 people belonging to the Beti ethnic group, in urban (Yaounde), peri-urban and rural areas, and analyzed the data qualitatively and quantitatively. Along this urbanization gradient linking production to consumption regions, 158 different translated names were recorded. Most names (80%) were cited once, but some names based on fruit size and taste were common across the gradient. Although the highest total number of names was recorded in the rural site, many different names were also found along the urban-rural gradient. We did not detect difference in the number of named African plums between respondents with different characteristics. The local classification of African plums among the Beti was structured predominantly according to morphological and organoleptic criteria, but also to symbolic and practical criteria. African plums' names were based on people's fruit preferences, that favor large, oily, and blue to black fruits, and disregard pink-colored watery plums. This study is an entry point to explore the rising trade and thus ongoing domestication of the African plum tree from an often neglected perspective, that of local nomenclature.
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Auteur(s) |
Taïna Lemoine
1
, Aurore Rimlinger
1, 2
, Jérôme Duminil
3
, Christian Leclerc
4, 5
, Vanesse Labeyrie
1, 6
, Mélanie Tsogo
7
, M. Carrière Stéphanie
1
1
SENS -
Savoirs, ENvironnement et Sociétés
( 1058544 )
- Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 - Site St Charles
71 Rue du prof. Henri Serre
34086 Montpellier
- France
2
IGUL -
Institut de Géographie [Lausanne]
( 110032 )
- University of Lausanne Faculty of Geosciences and Environment Institute of Geography (IGUL) Quartier UNIL-Dorigny, Bâtiment Anthropole CH-1015 Lausanne
- Suisse
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UMR DIADE -
Diversité, adaptation, développement des plantes
( 1100723 )
- Centre IRD de Montpellier 911 av Agropolis BP 604501 34394 Montpellier cedex 5
- France
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UMR AGAP -
Amélioration génétique et adaptation des plantes méditerranéennes et tropicales
( 1096441 )
- TA A-108 / 03 - Avenue Agropolis - 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
- France
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Cirad-BIOS -
Département Systèmes Biologiques
( 168219 )
- Avenue Agropolis TA A-DIR / 04 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
- France
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Cirad-ES -
Département Environnements et Sociétés
( 420902 )
- Campus international de Baillarguet TA C-DIR / B 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5 France
- France
7
UY1 -
Université de Yaoundé I
( 217395 )
- B.P. 337 Yaoundé
- Cameroun
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Oui
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Scientifique
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Date de publication |
2023
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Date de production/écriture |
2023-07-21
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version éditeur
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URL éditeur |
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-023-00427-8
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Commentaire |
The data sets supporting the conclusions of this article are available in the following OSF repository:
https://osf.io/gs6t3/?view_only=41a5e8f5f53b4bbda6cee441f3f350f4.
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Anglais
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51
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721-736
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Non spécifiée
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Beti ethnic group, Central Africa, Dacryodes edulis, Domestication, Ethnobotany, Local nomenclature
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DOI | 10.1007/s10745-023-00427-8 |
Base Horizon | fdi:010088298 |
UT key WOS | 001032069500001 |
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Licence : Paternité - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - CC BY 4.0
Licence : Paternité - Pas d'utilisation commerciale - CC BY 4.0
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