Table 6 Domestication indicators in A. mexicana and A. m. subsp. xolocotziana
Evidences | Domestication Indicator | |
|---|---|---|
A. mexicana | A.m. subsp. xolocotziana | |
Ethnobotany: traditional knowledge and selection criteria according to human use and management: | ||
Traditional recognition | ♦♦♦♦ | ♦♦♦♦ |
Plants known in cultivationas house plants | ♦♦♦♦ | ♦♦♦♦ |
Distinguished by smell and taste | ♦♦♦ | ♦♦♦ |
Morpho-physiologically distinguished | ♦♦ | ♦♦♦♦ |
Preferred to treat ailments | ♦♦♦♦ | ♦♦♦♦ |
Mainly vegetative propagation | ♦♦♦♦ | ♦♦♦♦ |
Morpho-physiological: | ||
Significant differences | Yes | Yes |
Gigantism in used parts | Yes | Yes |
Gigantism in correlated structures | Yes | Yes |
Phytochemicals: | ||
Differentiation in the composition of compounds in the essential oil | Yes | Yes |
Differentiation related to human use and management | Yes | Yes |