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Table 3 Prevalence of charm types among the 11 ethnic groups, expressed as the mean number of groups using a particular species

From: The use of Amerindian charm plants in the Guianas

Vegetative propagation

Number of species

Number of ethnic groups [mean ± standard dev.]

No

84

1.94 ± 1.01

Yes

61

2.43 ± 1.99*

Domestication status

  

Cultivated and domesticated

82

2.50 ± 1.79

Wild

63

1.68 ± 0.88*

  1. *Significantly different from the value on the previous row above (p < 0.05)