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Table 4 Number of species per family

From: Herbal mixtures in traditional medicine in Northern Peru

Family

# of species

%

Family

# of species

%

Asteraceae

48

14.16

Aizoaceae

1

0.295

Lamiaceae

22

6.49

Amaryllidaceae

1

0.295

Fabaceae

17

5.01

Annonaceae

1

0.295

Solanaceae

15

4.44

Aquifoliaceae

1

0.295

Piperaceae

10

2.95

Araliaceae

1

0.295

Apiaceae

9

2.65

Arecaceae

1

0.295

Rosaceae

8

2.36

Aristolochiaceae

1

0.295

Euphorbiaceae

8

2.36

Asclepiadaceae

1

0.295

Amaranthaceae

6

1.77

Balanophoraceae

1

0.295

Lycopodiaceae

6

1.77

Berberidaceae

1

0.295

Poaceae

6

1.77

Bixaceae

1

0.295

Rutaceae

6

1.77

Burseraceae

1

0.295

Orchidaceae

5

1.47

Capparidaceae

1

0.295

Plantaginaceae

5

1.47

Chenopodiaceae

1

0.295

Verbenaceae

5

1.17

Chloranthaceae

1

0.295

Anacardiaceae

4

1.18

Chrysobalanaceae

1

0.295

Boraginaceae

4

1.18

Clethraceae

1

0.295

Bromeliaceae

4

1.18

Crassulaceae

1

0.295

Cucurbitaceae

4

1.18

Dipsacaceae

1

0.295

Ericaceae

4

1.18

Elaeocarpaceae

1

0.295

Gentianaceae

4

1.18

Ephedraceae

1

0.295

Geraniaceae

4

1.18

Erythroxylaceae

1

0.295

Lauraceae

4

1.18

Grossulariaceae

1

0.295

Myrtaceae

4

1.18

Illiciaceae

1

0.295

Polypodiaceae

4

1.18

Isoetaceae

1

0.295

Valerianaceae

4

1.18

Juglandaceae

1

0.295

Apocynaceae

3

0.85

Lythraceae

1

0.295

Caryophyllaceae

3

0.85

Malesherbiaceae

1

0.295

Convolvulaceae

3

0.85

Melastomataceae

1

0.295

Lobeliaceae

3

0.85

Meliaceae

1

0.295

Malvaceae

3

0.85

Moraceae

1

0.295

Onagraceae

3

0.85

Myricaceae

1

0.295

Portulacaceae

3

0.85

Myristicaceae

1

0.295

Rubiaceae

3

0.85

Oxalidaceae

1

0.295

Urticaceae

3

0.85

Papaveraceae

1

0.295

Cyperaceae

3

0.85

Phytolaccaceae

1

0.295

Brassicaceae

2

0.59

Polygalaceae

1

0.295

Bignoniaceae

2

0.59

Polygonaceae

1

0.295

Caprifoliaceae

2

0.59

Proteaceae

1

0.295

Clusiaceae

2

0.59

Punicaceae

1

0.295

Dioscoreaceae

2

0.59

Ranunculaceae

1

0.295

Equisetaceae

2

0.59

Santalaceae

1

0.295

Liliaceae

2

0.59

Smilacaceae

1

0.295

Linaceae

2

0.59

Thelypteridaceae

1

0.295

Loganiaceae

2

0.59

Thymeleaceae

1

0.295

Loranthaceae

2

0.59

Tiliaceae

1

0.295

Monimiaceae

2

0.59

Tropaeolaceae

1

0.295

Nyctaginaceae

2

0.59

Typhaceae

1

0.295

Olacaceae

2

0.59

Ulmaceae

1

0.295

Passifloraceae

2

0.59

Violaceae

1

0.295

Polemoniaceae

2

0.59

Xyridaceae

1

0.295

Salicaceae

2

0.59

Zingiberaceae

1

0.295

Scrophulariaceae

2

0.59

Zygophyllaceae

1

0.295

Acanthaceae

1

0.295

   

Adiantaceae

1

0.295

   
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