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Table 2 List of the 151 main medicinal species (≥ 5 usage citations) mentioned on the coastal area of French Guiana, ranked in descending order of citations in the surveys

From: Phytotherapies in motion: French Guiana as a case study for cross-cultural ethnobotanical hybridization

Species (herbarium no.)

Family

Citations

Transversality (number of cultural groups concerned)

Origin

Status

Habitat

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf (MAT 165)

Poaceae

113

16

AS

C

G

Cocos nucifera L.

Arecaceae

92

14

AS

W/C

G/R

Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle (MAT 07)

Rutaceae

85

15

AS

C

G

Gossypium barbadense L. (MAT 170)

Malvaceae

77

11

AM

C

G

Quassia amara L. (MAT 452)

Simaroubaceae

72

12

AM

W/C

G/F

Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. (MAT 93)

Xanthorrhoeaceae

67

15

AM

C

G

Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. ex Britton & P.Wilson

Verbenaceae

67

11

AM

C

G

Ricinus communis L.

Euphorbiaceae

66

11

AF

C

G

Siparuna guianensis Aubl. (MAT 293)

Siparunaceae

66

12

AM

W

G/F

Carapa guianensis Aubl.

Meliaceae

65

12

AM

W

F/I

Momordica charantia L. (MAT 299)

Cucurbitaceae

60

10

AF

P/C

R/G

Astrocaryum vulgare Mart.

Arecaceae

58

10

AM

W

R

Eryngium foetidum L. (MAT 497)

Apiaceae

55

10

AS

C

G

Annona muricata L. (MAT 180)

Annonaceae

52

12

AM

C

G

Allium sativum L.

Amaryllidaceae

52

12

EU

C

I

Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth (MAT 109)

Piperaceae

49

10

AM

P

G

Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson (MAT 265)

Menispermaceae

48

8

AS

C

G

Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers. (MAT 135)

Crassulaceae

45

13

AF

C

G

Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Zingiberaceae

45

11

AS

C

G

Ocimum basilicum L.

Ocimum campechianum Mill. (MAT 150)

Ocimum minimum L.

Lamiaceae

43

8

AS/AM

C/P

G/R

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn. (MAT 303)

Phyllanthaceae

43

10

AF

P

R/G

Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (MAT 448)

Amaranthaceae

42

7

AM

C

G

Lantana camara L. (MAT 298)

Verbenaceae

41

10

AM

C

G

Citrus × aurantium L. (MAT 498)

Rutaceae

40

9

AS

C

G

Cinnamomum verum J. Presl

Lauraceae

39

9

AS

C

G

Petiveria alliacea L. (MAT 173)

Phytolaccaceae

39

7

AM

C

G

Piper marginatum Jacq. (MAT 263)

Piperaceae

36

9

AM

W

R

Senna alata (L.) Roxb. (MAT 325)

Senna reticulata (Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Fabaceae

36

11

AM

W/C

R

Annona squamosa L. (MAT 181)

Annonaceae

35

5

AM

C

G

Curcuma longa L. (MAT 221)

Zingiberaceae

35

10

AS

C

G

Costus spiralis (Jacq.) Roscoe (MAT 205)

Costaceae

35

8

AM

W/C

R/G

Aristolochia trilobata L. (MAT 128)

Aristolochiaceae

34

4

AM

C

G

Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.) B.L. Burtt & R.M. Sm. (MAT 163)

Zingiberaceae

34

6

AS

C

G

Ayapana triplinervis (Vahl) R.M. King & H. Rob. (MAT 234)

Asteraceae

34

8

AM

C

G

Anacardium occidentale L. (MAT 194)

Anacardiaceae

33

14

AM

W/C

G/R

Manihot esculenta Crantz

Euphorbiaceae

33

6

AM

C

G

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.

Lamiaceae

29

9

AM

C

G

Psidium guajava L. (MAT 499)

Myrtaceae

29

12

AM

C

G

Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.) Codd (MAT 199)

Lamiaceae

28

8

AS

C

G

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl (MAT 174)

Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Rich.) Vahl (MAT 271)

Verbenaceae

28

7

AM

W/C

G/R

Scoparia dulcis L. (MAT 295)

Plantaginaceae

27

9

AM

P

R/R

Carica papaya L.

Caricaceae

26

10

AM

C

G

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. (MAT 501)

Malvaceae

26

9

AS

C

G

Senna alexandrina Mill.

Fabaceae

26

6

AF

C

I

Cecropia spp.

Urticaceae

25

8

AM

W

R

Eleutherine bulbosa (Mill.) Urb. (MAT 223)

Iridaceae

25

6

AM

C

G

Morinda citrifolia L. (MAT 124)

Rubiaceae

24

8

AS

C

G

Mangifera indica L. (MAT 510)

Anacardiaceae

24

10

AM

C

G

Solanum leucocarpon Dunal (MAT 331)

Solanaceae

24

6

AM

C

G

Justicia pectoralis Jacq. (MAT 500)

Acanthaceae

22

5

AM

C

G

Musa x paradisiaca.

Musaceae

22

7

AS

C

G

Portulaca oleracea L. (MAT 107)

Portulacaceae

22

7

CO

C

G

Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. (MAT 162)

Lamiaceae

21

8

AS

C

G

Mansoa alliacea (Lam.) A.H.Gentry (MAT 285)

Bignoniaceae

19

8

AM

W/C

G/F

Senna occidentalis (L.) Link (MAT 104)

Fabaceae

19

5

AM

C

G

Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H.Rob. (MAT 228)

Asteraceae

18

8

AM

W

R

Capraria biflora L. (MAT 492)

Scrophulariaceae

17

5

AM

C

G

Geissospermum spp.

Apocynaceae

17

6

AM

W

F

Crescentia cujete L. (MAT 502)

Bignoniaceae

16

7

AM

C

G

Copaifera spp.

Fabaceae

16

6

AM

W

F/I

Jatropha curcas L. (MAT 192)

Euphorbiaceae

16

6

AM

C

G

Jatropha gossypiifolia L. (MAT 164)

Euphorbiaceae

15

7

AM

C

G

Myristica fragrans Houtt.

Myristicaceae

15

6

AS

C

G/I

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq. (MAT 509)

Lamiaceae

15

5

AS

C

G

Ocotea guianensis Aubl. (MAT 453)

Lauraceae

15

5

AM

W

R

Priva lappulacea (L.) Pers. (MAT 503)

Verbenaceae

15

6

AM

W

R

Pimenta racemosa (Mill.) J.W.Moore (MAT 175)

Myrtaceae

15

4

AM

C

G/I

Sambucus simpsonii Rehder (MAT 225)

Adoxaceae

15

3

AM

C

G

Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. (MAT 491)

Cactaceae

14

6

AM

C

G

Fraxinus ornus L.

Oleaceae

13

2

EU

W

I

Plectranthus neochilus Schltr. (MAT 157)

Lamiaceae

13

7

AS

C

G

Piper peltatum L. (MAT 169)

Piperaceae

13

6

AM

W

R

Allium cepa L.

Amaryllidaceae

12

6

AS

C

G/I

Dalbergia monetaria L.f. (MAT 281)

Fabaceae

12

7

AM

W

R

Hyptis atrorubens Poit. (MAT 138)

Lamiaceae

12

4

AM

W

R

Lippia micromera Schauer (MAT 490)

Verbenaceae

12

9

AM

C

G

Mimosa pudica L. (MAT 266)

Fabaceae

12

5

AM

W

R

Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H. Gentry (MAT 233)

Bignoniaceae

12

4

AM

W

F

Mentha spp.

Lamiaceae

12

9

AS

C

G

Nicotiana tabacum L.

Solanaceae

12

8

AM

C

G

Persea americana Mill.

Lauraceae

12

4

AM

C

G

Arrabidaea chica (Humb. & Bonpl.) Verl. (MAT 166)

Bignoniaceae

11

5

AM

W/C

G/F

Euterpe oleracea Mart.

Arecaceae

11

6

AM

W

F

Plectranthus barbatus var. grandis (L.H.Cramer) Lukhoba & A.J.Paton

Lamiaceae

11

6

AS

C

G

Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen (MAT 493)

Amaranthaceae

11

3

AM

C

G

Sida glomerata Cav. (MAT 155)

Malvaceae

11

3

AM

W

R

Spondias mombin L.

Anacardiaceae

11

6

AM

W/D

F/G

Saccharum officinarum L.

Poaceae

11

6

AS

C

G

Averrhoa bilimbi L.

Oxalidaceae

10

5

AS

C

G

Cinnamomum camphora (L.) J.Presl

Lauraceae

10

4

AS

C

I

Cassia fistula L. (MAT 489)

Fabaceae

10

3

AS

C

G

Cannabis sativa L. (MAT 125)

Cannabaceae

10

5

AS

C

G/I

Euphorbia thymifolia L. (MAT 243)

Euphorbiaceae

10

5

AM

W

R

Marsypianthes chamaedrys (Vahl) Kuntze (MAT 140)

Lamiaceae

10

3

AM

W

R

Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. (MAT 152)

Lamiaceae

10

3

AS

C

G

Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry

Myrtaceae

10

5

AS

C

G

Mikania congesta DC. (MAT 186)

Asteraceae

9

5

AM

W

R

Spondias dulcis Parkinson

Anacardiaceae

9

4

AM

C

G

Tabebuia serratifolia (Vahl) G. Nicholson (MAT 317)

Bignoniaceae

9

6

AM

W

F

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

Malvaceae

8

3

AF

C

G

Bixa orellana L.

Bixaceae

8

4

AM

C

G

Vernonia condensata Baker (MAT 188)

Asteraceae

8

5

AM

W

F

Capsicum annuum L.

Solanaceae

8

7

AM

C

G

Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. (MAT 179)

Asparagaceae

8

4

AS

C

G

Eugenia uniflora L. (MAT 488)

Myrtaceae

8

2

AM

C

G

Hymenaea courbaril L.

Fabaceae

8

4

AM

W

F

Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand (MAT 229)

Burseraceae

8

4

AM

W

F

Pilea microphylla L. (MAT 494)

Urticaceae

8

2

AM

W

G

Terminalia catappa L. (MAT 504)

Combretaceae

8

5

AS

W/C

G/R

Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg

Moraceae

7

4

AS

C

G

Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze (MAT 289)

Amaranthaceae

7

3

AM

C

G

Elephantopus mollis Kunth (MAT 132)

Asteraceae

7

4

AM

W

R

Justicia secunda Vahl (MAT 487)

Acanthaceae

7

3

AM

C

G

Laportea aestuans (L.) Chew (MAT 154)

Urticaceae

7

3

AM

W

R/G

Neurolaena lobata (L.) Cass.

Asteraceae

7

3

AM

C

I

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss

Apiaceae

7

4

EU

C

G

Passiflora edulis Sims

Passifloraceae

7

6

AM

C

G

Cyperus odoratus L. (MAT 248)

Cyperaceae

7

3

AM

C

G/R

Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski (MAT 226)

Asteraceae

7

3

AM

C

G/R

Begonia glabra Aubl. (MAT 297)

Begoniaceae

6

3

AM

W/D

F/G

Campomanesia aromatica (Aubl.) Griseb.

Myrtaceae

6

3

AM

W

R

Clidemia hirta (L.) D. Don (MAT 159)

Melastomataceae

6

4

AM

W

R

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. (MAT 508)

Fabaceae

6

2

AF

C

G

Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don

Apocynaceae

6

3

AF

C

G

Coutoubea spicata Aubl. (MAT 127)

Gentianaceae

6

3

AM

W

R

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne

Cucurbitaceae

6

2

AM

C

G

Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd.

Fabaceae

6

2

AM

W

F

Euphorbia hirta L. (MAT 495)

Euphorbiaceae

6

3

AS

W

F/I

Ferula assa-foetida L.

Apiaceae

6

3

AF

C

I

Inga spp.

Fabaceae

6

2

AM

C

G

Moringa oleifera Lam. (MAT 507)

Moringaceae

6

5

AS

C

G

Polyscias scutellaria (Burm.f.) Fosberg (MAT 505)

Araliaceae

6

3

AM

C

G

Renealmia sp.

Zingiberaceae

6

3

AM

W/D

F/G

Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry (MAT 137)

Myrtaceae

6

3

AS

C

G

Theobroma cacao L.

Malvaceae

6

3

AM

C

G

Zea mays L.

Poaceae

6

3

AM

C

G

Ageratum conyzoides L. (MAT 231)

Asteraceae

5

2

AM

W

R

Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. (MAT 334)

Zingiberaceae

5

2

AF

C

I

Artemisia spp.

Asteraceae

5

3

EU

C

G

Bidens cynapiifolia Kunth (MAT 275)

Asteraceae

5

3

AM

W

R

Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. (MAT 486)

Fabaceae

5

2

AF

C

G

Cordia curassavica (Jacq.) Roem. & Schult. (MAT 300)

Boraginaceae

5

3

AM

W

R

Commelina erecta L. (MAT 310)

Commelinaceae

5

4

AM

C

G

Coffea spp.

Rubiaceae

5

3

AF

C

I

Tanaecium bilabiatum (Sprague) L.G. Lohmann

Bignoniacée

5

2

AM

W

F

Malpighia emarginata DC (MAT 496).

Malpighiaceae

5

4

AM

C

G

Plantago major L. (MAT 506)

Plantaginaceae

5

2

EU

C

G

Picrolemma sprucei Hook. f.

Simaroubaceae

5

4

AM

C

F

Rolandra fruticosa (L.) Kuntze (MAT 203)

Asteraceae

5

3

AM

W

R

Struchium sparganophorum (L.) Kuntze (MAT 101)

Asteraceae

5

2

AS

C

G

Averrhoa carambola L.

Oxalidaceae

5

1

AS

C

G

  1. “Origin”: AS Asia, AM America, AF Africa, EU Europe, CO cosmopolitan. “Status”: C cultivated, W wild, P protected, D domesticated. “Habitat”: G garden, F forest, R ruderal, I imported