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Table 1 Characteristics of selected local woody species

From: Knowledge and valuation of Andean agroforestry species: the role of sex, age, and migration among members of a rural community in Bolivia

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Species

Vernacular name

Family

Life-form

Origin

1

Baccharis dracunculifolia DC.

T’ola

Asteraceae

Shrub

Native

2

Berberis commutata Eichler

Churisik’e

Berberidaceae

Shrub

Native

3

Buddleja coriacea Remy

Kishuara

Buddlejaceae

Tree

Native (cultivated)

4

Clinopodium bolivianum (Benth.) Kuntze

Chini muña, muña

Lamiaceae

Subshrub

Native

5

Eucalyptus globulus Labill.

Eucalipto, kalisto

Myrtaceae

Tree

Exotic

6

Gynoxys psilophylla Klatt

K’apa towi, loma towi, k’apa k’apa

Asteraceae

Tree

Native

7

Kaunia saltensis (Hieron.) R.M. King & H. Rob.

(Jaya) towi

Asteraceae

Shrub

Native

8

Lepechinia graveolens (Regel) Epling

Raqacho, raga raga

Lamiaceae

Shrub

Native

9

Minthostachys ovata (Briq.) Epling

K‘oa muña, muña

Lamiaceae

Subshrub

Native

10

Polylepis subtusalbida (Bitter) M. Kessler & Schmidt-Leb.

Kewiña, queñua

Rosaceae

Tree

Native

11

Prosopis laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) M.C. Johnst.

Thaqo, algarrobo

Leguminosae

Tree

Native

12

Sambucus peruviana Kunth

Sauco

Caprifoliaceae

Tree

Exotic

13

Schinus molle L.

Molle

Anacardiaceae

Tree

Native

14

Senna aymara H.S. Irwin & Barneby

Motocho, motochila

Leguminosae

Shrub

Native

  1. Selection based on species’ high integrated plant values: ecological (EV), economic (RI), and sociocultural (ICI) plant values, and high ecological apparency (IV) (provided in Brandt et al. [4]).