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Table 3 Total number and percentage of cultivated, enhanced and tolerated native plant species with different use types recorded in all the homegardens studied

From: Plant management and biodiversity conservation in Náhuatl homegardens of the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico

Management type

Use

Number and percentage of species

Cultivated

TOTAL

71 spp. (100.0%)

 

Ornamental

35 spp. (49.2%)

 

Edible

30 spp. (42.2%)

 

Medicinal

7 spp. (9.8%)

 

Others

4 spp. (5.6%)

Enhanced

TOTAL

23 spp. (100.0%)

 

Ornamental

7 spp. (28.0%)

 

Edible

11 spp. (44.0%)

 

Medicinal

5 spp. (20.0%)

 

Others

3 (12.0%)

Tolerated

TOTAL

57 spp. (100.0%)

 

Ornamental

10 spp. (17.5%)

 

Edible

8 spp. (14.0%)

 

Medicinal

21 spp. (36.8%)

 

Others

24 spp. (42.1%)