Plant Biodiversity in the Scotland District and the Link to Traditional Medicine
On August 26, 2021, a group of enthusiastic students from the University of the West Indies - Cave Hill Campus got the opportunity to go into the Scotland District a week after attending an online seminar with Dr Sonia Peter.
In this seminar topics covered were:
The Scotland District
The Importance of Plant Biodiversity
Plant Families found in the BERP Field Study
Number of Species per Family
Profile Assessment for Adaptation
Examples of Data Sets
The Link to Traditional Medicine
At the start of the field trip, students were given a booklet with 14 plants. The descriptions of these plants were given in the hope that while working in small groups they would be found in a given time. Once identified, additional features and the role of the plant (including its traditional value) were discussed.
Below are some highlights from this trip, with amazing plant pictures taken by the students.
1.1 Anodyne
1.2 Dr Peter discussing the traditional value of Anodyne
1.3 Anodyne Flower
2.1 Carpet Daisy
2.2 Carpet Daisy Flower
2.3 Bee on Carpet Daisy
3.1 French Cotton
3.2 French Cotton Flowers
3.3 Insects on French Cotton Flowers
4.1 Seaside Sage
4.2 Seaside Sage Inflorescence
4.3 Yellow Latex of Seaside Sage
5.1 Students examining Seaside Spurge
5.2 Seaside Spurge
5.3 White Latex of Seaside Spurge
6.1 Students photographing Yellow Sweet Pea
6.2 Yellow Sweet Pea
6.3 Yellow Sweet Pea Flowers