Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants from degraded dry afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia: Species, uses and conservation challenges

The large variation in climate, geology and land forms in Ethiopia has led to a great variety of ecosystems with high plant species diversity. The authors sought to provide a comprehensive documentation on forest based medicinal plants, indigenous knowledge, and conservation challenges in degraded dry afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia. Ethnobotanical data were collected using semi-structured interviews (n = 272) and focus group discussions...