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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of free lists and plant use on medicinal plant taxa in Tyrol (n = 15), Australia (n = 20), Brazil (n = 16) and Peru (n = 15)*

From: Transformation of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants: the case of Tyroleans (Austria) who migrated to Australia, Brazil and Peru

Country

No of Int

Cit total

Avg no of cit per int

Std. dev. (Avg no of cit per int)

Plant taxa total

Use cit total

No of med cat

Tyrol

15

486

32

19.75

164

552

18

Australia

20

193

10

6.24

87

200

16

Brazil

15

157

10

4.88

84

180

18

Peru

15

303

20

14.05

134

354

21

Total

65

1.139

-

-

-

1.286

-

  1. *Coding: No of int: number of interviews; Cit total: total number of citations made by informants; Avg no of cit per int: average number of citations per interview; Std. Dev. (Avg No of cit per Int: Standard deviation (average number of citations listed per interview), Plant taxa total: number of different plant taxa listed; Use cit total: total number of use citations made by informants; No of med cat: number of applied medicinal categories.