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Table 3 Percentage of informants that reported the absence of some species during the interview period for each studied mesoregion. Blank cells indicate that the species was not recorded in the mesoregion at any time of the year. 1° = August–October 2017; 2° = November 2017–January 2018; 3° = February–April 2018; 4° = May–July 2018

From: Temporal assessment of the medicinal plants trade in public markets of the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil

Species

Mata

(N = 13)

Agreste

(N = 10)

Borborema

(N = 4)

Sertão

(N = 8)

Abarema cochliacarpos

7.69

30

20

20

10

12.5

Agave sp.

    

10

    

Ageratum conyzoides

            

12.5

12.5

12.5

Allium sp.

7.69

15.38

7.69

30

10

10

25

25

12.5

25

Aloe vera

7.69

15.38

7.69

    

25

25

    

Alpinia zerumbet

15.38

7.69

        

12.5

Amburana cearensis

15.38

7.69

15.38

10

30

Anacardium occidentale

7.69

10

10

12.5

12.5

Anadenanthera colubrina

15.38

7.69

10

    

Anemopaegma sp.

7.69

7.69

        

12.5

Anethum graveolens

23.07

20

20

12.5

12.5

Annona muricata

7.69

15.38

Baccharis sp.

15.38

7.69

15.38

50

25

12.5

Bahuinia sp.2

7.69

7.69

10

10

Bertholletia excelsa

7.69

        

Boerhavia coccinea

7.69

        

12.5

12.5

Brassica sp.

10

10

12.5

12.5

Camellia sinensis

7.69

10

20

25

25

25

12.5

12.5

Caryocar sp.

            

12.5

12.5

Cenostigma pyramidale

    

    

12.5

12.5

Centella sp.

        

12.5

12.5

12.5

Cissus sp.

            

12.5

Chorisia glaziovii

            

12.5

12.5

12.5

Cissampelos sympodialis

            

25

Cnidoscolus urens

7.69

10

10

    

12.5

Cnidoscolus quercifolius

    

10

25

25

25

Cocos nucifera

            

12.5

Combretum fruticosum

            

12.5

Copernicia prunifera

            

12.5

Croton sp.

    

10

    

Cymbopogon citratus

10

25

Cynophalla flexuosa

            

12.5

12.5

Erythrina velutina

15.38

    

12.5

12.5

Eucalyptus globulus

Foeniculum vulgare

38.46

7.69

25

50

12.5

Glycyrrhiza glabra

7.69

            

Helianthus annuus

10

25

Hibiscus sp.

7.69

10

12.5

Hymenaea courbaril

23.07

7.69

7.69

25

Illicium verum

15.38

7.69

7.69

30

10

Lavandula angustifolia

7.69

7.69

10

25

12.5

Libidibia ferrea

15.38

7.69

20

10

10

    

Licania rigida

15.38

15.4

    

25

12.5

12.5

Lippia alba

7.69

7.69

    

12.5

Luffa operculata

7.69

10

10

    

12.5

Maytenus rigida

    

12.5

Mentha sp.

    

25

25

25

Miconia albicans

7.69

7.69

10

Monteverdia ilicifolia

7.69

10

12.5

Morus sp.

7.69

7.69

    

Musa x paradisíaca

            

12.5

12.5

Myracrodruon urundeuva

30

10

20

    

Persea americana

    

12.5

Phyllanthus niruri

23.07

15.4

30.77

10

10

25

Pimpinella anisum

7.69

Pombalia lanata

23.08

    

12.5

25

12.5

Pterodon emarginatus

7.69

7.69

7.69

10

10

20

10

25

Punica granatum

7.69

10

25

Rosmarinus officinalis

7.69

10

12.5

12.5

12.5

Salvia hispânica

7.69

10

25

12.5

Sambucus australis

7.69

10

10

10

25

25

Schnopsis brasiliensis

10

10

10

    

12.5

12.5

Senna sp.

7.69

7.69

10

10

Sesamum orientale

10

25

25

25

12.5

25

Sideroxylon obtusifolium

10

10

10

25

Solanum americanum

            

12.5

Symphytum officinale

        

12.5

12.5

Syzygium cumini

12.5

Tamarindus indica

7.69

7.69

        

12.5

12.5

12.5

Taraxacum officinale

    

25

25

25

12.5

12.5

Valeriana sp.

7.69

            

Wilbrandia sp.

7.69

    

Ximenia americana

25

Zingiber officinale

7.69

12.5

Ziziphus joazeiro

7.69

        

12.5