From: Semiarid ethnoagroforestry management: Tajos in the Sierra Gorda, Guanajuato, Mexico
Family | Species | Local name | Origen | Life form | Uses |
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Agavaceae | Agave sp. | Maguey manso | Introduced | Agave | Sap, Fiber |
Anacardiaceae | Mangifera indica L. | Mangoo | Introduced | Tree | Fruit |
Rhus radicans L. | Huau | Native | Shrub | Urticante | |
Spondias mombin Jacq. | Ciruela amarilla | Introduced | Tree | Fruit | |
Asteraceae | Montanoa sp. | Candela | Native | Shrub | Medicinal |
Senecio salignus DC. | Jara amarilla | Native | Shrub | - | |
Senecio sp. | Jarilla | Native | Shrub | - | |
Boraginaceae | Cordia boissieri A.D.C. | Trompillo | Native | Tree | Fodder |
Heliotropium sp | Native | Shrub | - | ||
Budlejaceae | Budleja sp. | Tepozán | Native | Tree | - |
Budleja sp. | Tepozancillo | Native | Shrub | - | |
Burseraceae | Bursera simaruba Sarg. | Copal | Native | Tree | - |
Cactaceae | Isolatocereus dumortieri (Scheidw.) Backeb. | Órgano | Native | Cacti | Fruit/Firewood |
Opuntia imbricata (Haw.) DC. | Cardón | Native | Cacti | - | |
Opuntia sp. | Nopal | Introduced | Cacti | Fruit/vegetable | |
Myrtillocactus geometrizans Console | Garambullo | Native | Cacti | Fruit | |
Stenocereus pruinosus (Otto) Buxb. | Pitayo | Native | Cacti | Fruit | |
Caricaceae | Carica papaya L. | Papaya | Introduced | Fruit | |
Euphorbiaceae | Croton sp. | Chicharroncillo | Native | Tree | - |
Cnidoscolus multilobus (Pax) I.M.Johnst. | - | Native | Shrub | - | |
Fabaceae | Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. | Huizache | Native | Tree | Firewood |
Acacia pennatula Benth. | Tepame | Native | Shrub | Firewood | |
Acacia sp. | Huizachillo | Native | Shrub | Firewood | |
Desmanthus sp. | Mesquitillo | Native | Shrub | Firewood | |
Eysenhardtia polystachya (Ortega) Sarg. | Palo dulce | Native | Tree | Firewood | |
Lysiloma acapulcense Benth. | Palo arco | Native | Tree | Firewood | |
Mimosa sp. | Garabatillo | Native | Tree | Firewood | |
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. | Huamúchil | Native | Tree | Fruit | |
Prosopis laevigata (Humb.& Bonpl. ex Willd.) M.C.Johnst. | Mezquite | Native | Tree | Fruit, Firewod, Wood, Fodder, Ornamental | |
Prosopis sp. | Palo gusano | Native | Tree | Ornato | |
Senna atomaria (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby | Palo hediondo | Native | Tree | Firewood and shade | |
Desmodium sp. | - | Native | Shrub | - | |
Juglandaceae | Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K.Koch | Nogal | Introduced | Tree | Fruit |
Labiatae | Salvia sp. | Salvia | Native | Shrub | Medicinal |
Lauraceae | Persea americana Mill. | Aguacate | Introduced | Tree | Fruit |
Malvaceae | Guazuma ulmifolia Wall. | Guazuma | Native | Tree | Firewood/shade |
Meliaceae | Melia azedarach L. | Paradise tree | Introduced | Tree | Ornamental |
Moraceae | Ficus carica L. | Higuera | Introduced | Tree | Fruit |
Ficus cotinifolia Kunth | Higuerón | Native | Tree | Ornamental/shadow | |
Musaceae | Musa paradisiaca L. | Platano jamaico | Introduced | Herb | Fruit |
Myrthaceae | Psidium guajava L. | Guayabo | Introduced | Tree | Fruit |
- | Palo amole | Native | Tree | - | |
Solanaceae | Solanum sp. | Tomatillo | Native | Shrub | - |
Platanaceae | Platanus mexicana Torr. | Álamo | Native | Tree | Ornamental/Fruit |
Poaceae | Arundo donax Georgi. | Carrizo | Introduced | Herb | Handcrafts |
Rhamnaceae | Karwinskia humboldtianaS. Watson | Sarabullo | Native | Shrub | Toxic |
Rosaceae | Prunus domestica Thunb. | Ciruelo | Introduced | Tree | Fruit |
Prunus persica (L.) Batsch | Durazno | Introduced | Tree | Fruit | |
Rubiaceae | Coffea arabica L. | Café | Introduced | Shrub | Infusion |
Rutaceae | Casimiroa edulis S.Watson | Zapote blanco | Introduced | Tree | Fruit/medicinal |
Citrus spp. | Lima | Introduced | Tree | Fruit | |
Naranja | Introduced | Tree | Fruit | ||
Mandarina | Introduced | Tree | Fruit | ||
Limón real | Introduced | Tree | Fruit | ||
Scrophulareaceae | - | - | Native | Shrub | - |
Simaroubaceae | Dodonaea viscosa Mart. | Olivo | Native | Shrub | Ornamental |
Ulmaceae | Celtis pallida Torr. | Granjeno amarillo | Native | Tree | Firewood |
Celtis sp. | Palo blanco | Native | Tree | Shadow | |
Celtis sp. | Granjeno | Native | Tree | - | |
Verbenaceae | Lantana camara L. | Cinco negitos | Native | Shrub | Ornamental |
Zapotaceae | Sideroxylon palmeri (Rose) T.D.Penn. | Capulín | Native | Tree | Fruit, wood, shade |
Zygophillaceae | Morkillia mexicana Rose & Painter | Viuda | Native | Shrub | Ornamental |