Table 2 Free list of agroforestry homegarden plant species preferred by local population of the Pepital River in Alcântara, Brazil (n = 58)

Mangueira*

Mango tree

Mangifera sp

31

0.497

Bananeira*

Banana tree

Musa sp.

30

0.335

Coqueiro*

Coconut tree

Cocos nucifera

15

0.213

Cajueiro

Cashew tree

Anacardium occidentale

13

0.199

Limoeiro*

Lemon tree

Citrus sp.

16

0.185

Cajazeiro

Caja tree

Spondias mombin

9

0.133

Laranjeira*

Orange tree

Citrus sp.

11

0.116

Tangerina*

Mandarin

Citrus reticulata

8

0.105

Pseudo-Reliability = 0.992