Plantas condimenticias utilizadas en la ciudad de Buenos Aires y en el noreste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

HURRELL, J. A., E. A. ULIBARRI, G. DELUCCHI, M. L. PÉREZ & N. ANGLESE

Tradiciones y Transformaciones en Etnobotánica

V Congreso Internacional de Etnobotánica

Lugar: Bariloche; Año: 2009;

This contribution presents the results of a study about the botanical knowledge of vegetable species and the products obtained from them, utilized to flavor foods and beverages, in the urban contexts of the Buenos Aires City and neighboring zones of the Northeast of the Buenos Aires Province (Argentina). The majority of the species also are employed with medicinal purposes. Products of common sale were evaluated at the studied area, interviews were carried out, and fragmented and pulverized material of 85 species, belonging to 32 families, was identified.