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Table 6 Plant species shared among homegardens and natural vegetation in the studied zones at Coyomepan, Puebla

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

 

CFZ

TRFZ

TDFZ

TSFZ

 

Chamaedora elegans

Cercocarpus macrophyllus

Acacia farnesiana

Acacia cochliacantha

 

Platanus mexicana

Chamaedora elegans

Salix taxifolia

Acalypha sp.

 

Plumeria rubra

Hamelia patens

 

Celtis pallida

 

Rubus eriocarpus

Rubus eriocarpus

 

Cercidium praecox

 

Salix taxifolia

Talauma mexicana

 

Commelina erecta

  

Siparuna andina

 

Escontria chiotilla

    

Ferocactus latispinus

    

Lippia graveolens

    

Physalis philadelphica

    

Sedum sp.

    

Stenocereus pruinosus

    

Ziziphus amole

Total: 25

5

6

2

12

*Percentage

18.50%

22.22%

7.40%

+5.05%

  1. * Percentage calculated based on the total number of species of trees and shrubs recorded in vegetation sampling of homegardens and natural vegetation in localities of Coyomeapan.+ Percentage calculated based on the total number of species of trees, shrubs and herbs recorded in homegarden’s vegetation sampling by Blanckaert et al. 2004 and wild jiotillal ’s vegetation sampling by Vivar (2004) in San Rafael Coxcatlán. CFZ = Cloud Forest Zone, TRFZ = Tropical Rainforest Zone, TDFZ = Tropical Dry Forest Zone; TSFZ = Thorn-Scrub Forest Zone.