ABSTRACT
Plant biodiversity and ethnobotanical potentials of University of Agriculture Makurdi (UAM) Wildlife
Park and Ikwe Games Reserve, Benue State, Nigeria, were investigated in this study. Floristic survey was
conducted in the two reserves using stratified sampling technique based on the three identified microhabitats in
each of the reserves. Nine plots measuring 25 m x 25 m were laid in each of the reserves to survey trees and
shrubs with diameters at breast height (dbh) 5 cm and above. Within each plot, 5 sub-plots of 1 m × 1 m were
established to assess plants below 5 cm dbh. Participatory ethnobotany and interview were used for the
ethnobotanical survey. Seventy-one valuable species belonging to 39 families were identified. Ninety-three
percent of these have more than one use; categories with medicinal uses topping the list (48%). Other uses
include: wood (35%) and food (17%). Harvesting techniques in many of the species were intensive and
destructive. It is suggested that harvesting of plant products in these reserves be controlled through monitoring
and enlightenment.
JIMOH, S (2021). Biodiversity and ethnobotanical potentials of plant species of University of Agriculture Makurdi Wildlife Park and Ikwe Games Reserve, Benue State, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/biodiversity-and-ethnobotanical-potentials-of-plant-species-of-university-of-agriculture-makurdi-wildlife-park-and-ikwe-games-reserve-benue-state-nigeria
JIMOH, S.O. "Biodiversity and ethnobotanical potentials of plant species of University of Agriculture Makurdi Wildlife Park and Ikwe Games Reserve, Benue State, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/biodiversity-and-ethnobotanical-potentials-of-plant-species-of-university-of-agriculture-makurdi-wildlife-park-and-ikwe-games-reserve-benue-state-nigeria. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
JIMOH, S.O. . "Biodiversity and ethnobotanical potentials of plant species of University of Agriculture Makurdi Wildlife Park and Ikwe Games Reserve, Benue State, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/biodiversity-and-ethnobotanical-potentials-of-plant-species-of-university-of-agriculture-makurdi-wildlife-park-and-ikwe-games-reserve-benue-state-nigeria >.
JIMOH, S.O. . "Biodiversity and ethnobotanical potentials of plant species of University of Agriculture Makurdi Wildlife Park and Ikwe Games Reserve, Benue State, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 19, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/biodiversity-and-ethnobotanical-potentials-of-plant-species-of-university-of-agriculture-makurdi-wildlife-park-and-ikwe-games-reserve-benue-state-nigeria