Table 1 Main plant groups used in Northern Peru and plant origin
From: Traditional medicinal plant use in Northern Peru: tracking two thousand years of healing culture
| Â | Number of species | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | % |
Dicotyledoneae | 434 | 85 |
Monocotyledoneae | 46 | 9 |
Pteridophyta | 21 | 4 |
Gymnospermae | 5 | 1 |
Algae | 3 | 0.7 |
Lichenes | 1 | 0.3 |
Total | 510 | 100 |
Indigenous | 424 | 83 |
Introduced | 86 | 17 |