I am an ethnobotanist with research interests aimed at identifying, promoting and conserving useful plant species. I am principally interested in documenting plant use, and researching the effects of such use on the exploited plant populations. Beyond these research activities I am interested in adding value to local plant resources to create opportunities of benefit sharing by identifying markets for priority species.
I have conducted various researches along these themes, specifically covering inventories of useful species, validation studies on some medicinal plants, evaluation of plant conservation statuses, and studies on the germination and plant growth behaviours. The overall in...