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Table 2 Species selected for the study

From: Cultural change and loss of ethnoecological knowledge among the Isthmus Zapotecs of Mexico

Family

Species

Zapotec name

Amaranthaceae

Amaranthus spinosus L.

Balaadxi gui'chi' (gr)

Apocynaceae

Marsdenia coulteri Hemsl.

Luba' biñaa (v)

Apocynaceae

Plumeria rubra L.

Guie' chaachi (gu)

Bignoniaceae

Crescentia alata Kunth

Bitu xhiga gui'xhi' (s)

Bignoniaceae

Mansoa hymenaea (DC.) A.H. Gentry

Luba' bete (v)

Burseraceae

Bursera schlechtendalii Engel.

Yalaguitu (t)

Combretaceae

Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz

Luba' begu (v)

Combretaceae

Polanisia viscosa L. (DC.)

Stoope gui'xhi' (gr)

Commelinaceae

Commelina coelestis Willd.

Guie'duza (gu)

Cucurbitaceae

Ibervillea sp.

Luba' cuba, Luba' manzanina, Luba' melón gui'xhi' (v)

Euphorbiaceae

Croton niveus Jacq.

Copachil (s)

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia sp.

Pichinchi yuu (gr)

Hippocrateaceae

Hippocratea excelsa Kunth

Luba' biichi (v)

Julianaceae

Amphipterygium adstringens (Schltdl.) Standl.

Yaga yala (t)

Leguminosae

Aeschynomene americana L.

Yaga tama (s)

Leguminosae

Apoplanesia paniculata C. Presl.

Guie' bi'chi' (gu)

Leguminosae

Diphysa minutifolia Rose

Guiiña' bidxi (s)

Leguminosae

Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC.

Guie' gade (gu)

Leguminosae

Microlobius foetidus (Jacq.) M. Sousa & G. Andrade

Biquiiche dxa' (t)

Leguminosae

Mimosa acantholoba (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.

Chumaaga o Guichi xhi gueza (s)

Leguminosae

Senna atomaria (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby

Beza duni (t)

Leguminosae

Senna skinneri (Benth.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Guie' bizu, Bara seda (gu)

Leguminosae

Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC.

Yaga bii (t)

Malpighiaceae

Malpighia emarginata Sessé et Moc. ex DC.

Combriu (s)

Malvaceae

Hibiscus sp.

Xiaa gui'xhi' (gr)

Portulacaceae

Portulaca oleracea L.

Xedxe (gr)

Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus amole (Sessé & Moc.) M. C. Johnst.

Xuba beza (t)

Sapindaceae

Serjania goniocarpa Radlk.

Luba' golondrina (v)

Scrophulariaceae

Capraria biflora L.

Bitiaa gui' xhi' (gr)

Theophrastaceae

Jacquinia pungens Gray

Guie' zee (gu)

  1. t tree, s shrub, v vine, gr grass, gu “guie'”.