How do plant demographic and ecological traits combined with social dynamics and human traits affect woody plant selection for medicinal uses in Benin (West Africa)?

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThe studies involving human participants were reviewed and approved by the Ethical Committee of the University of Abomey-Calavi (EC approval 2019/1134/UAC/Benin). The Code of Ethics of the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE, 2008) was strictly followed, and the purpose of the study was explained before conducting the interviews. Verbal informant consent was obtained from the participants, who were assured of confidentiality and anonymity. A cordial relationship was established with the informants at the beginning of the study. The informants were interviewed after introducing and explaining the purpose of the visit and the aims of the survey. Written informed consent for participation was not required for this study, following national legislation and institutional requirements. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests."

"Funding This study was supported by the “Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique et de l’Innovation Technologique (FNRSIT) du Bénin” through the project “Biologie de la Conservation et Ethnopharmacologie des Ligneux médicinaux de la pharmacopée béninoise (BIOCEL)” (Grant No. 05/MESRS/FNRSIT/SSE/SA)."