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Table 2 Selected communities in each human group in the Caribbean Basin

From: Medicinal plant knowledge in Caribbean Basin: a comparative study of Afrocaribbean, Amerindian and Mestizo communities

Surveyed communities

Number of informants

Ethnic prevalence

Surveyed communities

Number of informants

Ethnic prevalence

Surveyed communities

Number of informants

Ethnic prevalence

Belize (Caribbean Coast)

200

Afro Caribbeans: prevalence of the African diaspora’s descendants

México (Felipe Carrillo Puerto)

252

Amerindians: prevalence of pre-Columbian inhabitants’ descendants

Cuba (Trinidad)

127

Mestizos: prevalence of mixed race persons (descendants with a mix of European, African and Amerindian characteristics)

Jamaica

270

Nicaragua (Bosawás)

139

Puerto Rico (Eastern Region)

351

Haití (La Chapelle)

200

Panamá (Bugle)

197

República Dominicana (Zambrana- jacobo-claro)

95