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knowledge could play a role in the conservation of forests, which sustained the
indigenous tribes (Nimachow et al. 2011).
Conclusion
Tropical rainforest plant utilisation by the Bateq and Semoq Beri sub-tribes could
encourage more research on the importance of forests to the indigenous people,
their traditional knowledge and the potentials of a “natural hypermarket”. Forest
plant sources deserve more scrutiny so that these valuable species may be conserved. In general, the utilisation of forest resources by the Bateq and Semoq Beri
Fig. 7 The grooming of Bateq women using plant resources; (left, top row) Gapis flower (Saracca
cauliflora); (right, top row) the Bauhinia sp. flower; (left, bottom row) girls wearing akar kait
flower headbands; and, (right, bottom row) a woman wearing a headband made of gapis flower
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knowledge could play a role in the conservation of forests, which sustained the
indigenous tribes (Nimachow et al. 2011).
Conclusion
Tropical rainforest plant utilisation by the Bateq and Semoq Beri sub-tribes could
encourage more research on the importance of forests to the indigenous people,
their traditional knowledge and the potentials of a “natural hypermarket”. Forest
plant sources deserve more scrutiny so that these valuable species may be conserved. In general, the utilisation of forest resources by the Bateq and Semoq Beri
Fig. 7 The grooming of Bateq women using plant resources; (left, top row) Gapis flower (Saracca
cauliflora); (right, top row) the Bauhinia sp. flower; (left, bottom row) girls wearing akar kait
flower headbands; and, (right, bottom row) a woman wearing a headband made of gapis flower
J. Mohd Salim et al.