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Table 4 Number of native plant species used with different purposes in the different environmental zones studied

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

Zone

Use

Number of native plant species

% of native plant species recorded

Cloud forest

Ornamental

39

43.8

 

Edible

32

35.9

 

Medicinal

14

15.7

 

Others

14

15.7

 

TOTAL

89

100

Tropical rainforest

Ornamental

28

32.6

 

Edible

32

37.2

 

Medicinal

18

20.9

 

Others

16

18.6

 

TOTAL

86

100.0

Tropical dry forest

Ornamental

18

26.1

 

Edible

28

40.6

 

Medicinal

13

18.8

 

Othrs

16

23.2

 

TOTAL

69

100.0