01450nas a2200193   4500008004100000245007200041210006900113300001400182490000600196520084100202100001501043700001401058700001701072700001801089700001501107700001401122700001901136856010101155       2010                        eng d00aAn ethnobotanical investigation of the Annonaceae on Mount Cameroon0 aethnobotanical investigation of the Annonaceae on Mount Cameroon  a2148-21580 v43 aAn ethnobotanical survey was carried out in the Mount Cameroon area, Southwest region of Cameroonto determine the uses of the different species of the Annonaceae. Ethnobotanical information wascollected through the show-and-tell/semi-structured method and personal interviews during field trips.Eight villages were surveyed in the study: Njonji, Bakingili, Bomana, Mapanja, Likombe, Bwassa,Liwenni and Bimbia. Results indicated that 28 (68.3%) of the 41 species of Annonaceae present in thearea are widely used by local people. Some 28 diseases are cured using 20 species. The barks andleaves of these species are the most commonly used plant parts. Seven other species provide woodused in the construction of houses and huts. These results show that there is need for protection of theAnnonaceae in the region to ensure sustainability.1 aFocho, D A1 aEgbe, E A1 aChuyong, G B1 aFongod, A G N1 aFonge, B A1 aNdam, W T1 aYoussoufa, B M  uhttp://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/abstracts/abstracts/abstracts2010/18Oct/Focho%20et%20al.htm