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

Table 5 Prices in U.S. dollars (rate change in August-October 2012) per commercialization unit and kg of useful plant products of species recorded in the homegardens studied which are traded in the markets of Coyomeapan

Plant family	Species	Common name	Commercialization unit	kg/unit	Average price per unit	$/kg
ANNONACEAE	Annona cherimola	Chirimoya	Caja	10	3.08	0.31
ARECACEAE	Chamaedorea tepejilote	Tepejilote	Manojo	0.5	0.38	0.76
ASTERACEAE	Chrysanthemum morifolium	Flor campechana	Docena	0.3	0.76	2.56
CACTACEAE	Opuntia ficus-indica	Nopal	Penca	0.6	0.38	0.64
CARYOPHYLLACEAE	Dianthus caryophyllus	Clavel	Docena	0.3	1.15	3.8
CUCURBITACEAE	Sechium edule	Chayote	Pieza	0.2	0.04	0.19
LAURACEAE	Persea americana	Aguacate	Caja	10	3.46	0.35
MUSACEAE	Musa × paradisiaca	Plátano	Kg	1	0.39	0.39
MYRTACEAE	Psidium guajava	Guayaba	Bolsa	0.4	0.39	0.96
PASSIFLORACEAE	Passiflora edulis	Granadilla	Caja	10	6.15	0.62
ROSACEAE	Malus domestica	Manzana	Caja	10	3.65	0.37
ROSACEAE	Prunus persica	Durazno	Caja	10	4.62	0.46
ROSACEAE	Eriobotrya japonica	Níspero	Caja	10	3.85	0.39
ROSACEAE	Prunus serotina	Capulín	Bolsa	0.5	0.39	0.77
ROSACEAE	Prunus domestica	Ciruela	Caja	10	2.69	0.27
RUBIACEAE	Coffea arabica	Café tostado y molido	Kg	1	6.92	6.92
RUBIACEAE	Coffea arabica	Café verde	Kg	1	3.85	3.85
RUTACEAE	Citrus reticulata	Madarina	Bolsa	1	0.39	0.39
RUTACEAE	Citrus × sinensis	Licor de naranja	Lt.	1	3.08	3.08
RUTACEAE	Citrus × sinensis	Naranja	Kg	1.25	0.39	0.31
RUTACEAE	Citrus x aurantifolia	Lima	Bolsa	1	0.39	0.39
SOLANACEAE	Capsicum pubescens	Chile canario	Caja	10	3.46	0.35
ZINGIBERACEAE	Renealmia alpinia	Belígmoli	Docena	0.1	0.39	3.85

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