Diversity and Importance of Benin’s Forests and Agroforestry Systems Woody Species in Mortars and Pestles Manufacture

The disappearance of resources with high genetic potential and great utility for people the challenge conservation sustainable management these are two opposing facts which world is now concerned. In Benin, forests agroforestry systems complement each other in wood supply mortar pestle manufacture. Thus, this study aimed to investigate diversity woody species used manufacture analyze preferences manufacturers through an ethnobotanical approach. Based on snowball sampling method, interviews 112 from different ethnic groups, we identified 31 tree species. These belong 30 genera 13 plant families. Fabaceae more represented 14 (i.e. 45% total). Ten frequently used. But there four species, such as Vitellaria paradoxa C. F. Gaertn., Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub., Terminalia glaucescens Planch. ex Benth. Pericopsis laxiflora (Benth.) Meeuwen, highly preferred by respectively. calculation Indexes Possession Global Knowledge (IPSG) revealed that group Nagot (0.204) possessed knowledge followed Mahi (0.201) Fon (0.18) Forests both sites manufacturers. non-parametric Wilcoxon test proved no significant differences between species’ preference mortars or pestles (v = 181, p-value 0.38). Since trees cutting can be destructive them, provisions promotion rural areas integration reforestations programs must taken curb pressure contribute biodiversity.