Resumen

MARTINEZ QUESADA, Eddy. PLANTAS UTILIZADAS EN LA ARTESANÍA POPULAR EN EL MUNICIPIO SANTIAGO DE CUBA, CUBA. Polibotánica [online]. 2006, n.21, pp.103-121. ISSN 1405-2768.

A study was conducted about the use of plants in the production of traditional handicrafts in Santiago de Cuba Municipality, Cuba. Both native and nonnative species were utilized, these predominantly Magnoliophyta and belonging to 131 infrageneric taxa, 124 genera, and 27 families (mainly Poaceae and Fabaceae). Six plant structures were used to make the handicrafts, of which flowers and leaves were the most important.

Palabras llave : traditional craftworks; etnobotany; Santiago de Cuba.