Classification et valeurs thérapeutiques des plantes ornementales du Togo

Abstract

In an increasingly urbanized environment, the need for greenery and flowers is being more and more felt for aesthetic reasons and ecological benefits. In the cities of Togo, area of this study, more than six hundred species of horticultural plants are identified and composed of approximately 59 % of Dicotyledons (49 families, 145 genera and 315 species) and 37.37 % of Monocotyledons. Pteridophyta and Gymnosperms account for less than 6 %. The spectrum of morphological types indicates that herbs are account for 55 %, while trees and shrubs represent 15 %. More than 50 % of the species of this flora is exotic horticulture. Approximately 52 % of identified species are native of America against 20 % for Africa. The 274 preference species (RI

Keywords

• traditional medicine
• Africa
• horticulture
• ornamental plants
• parts used
• preferred species