Table 5 Comparison of medicinal plant species documented in Purus Province and neighbouring regions based on available ethnobotanical studies
Region and administrative department | Ethnic group | No. of genera | No. of species | No. of identical genera | No. of identical species | Jaccard Index (genera) | Jaccard Index (species) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazilian Amazon Jordão River, State Acre | Kaxinawa (Huni Kuĩ) | 72 | 83 | 56 | 36 | 20.82 | 8.89 | Penedo et al 2023 |
Peruvian Amazon Chazuta Valley, San MartÃn | Quechua (Lamas Quechuas) | 202 | 289 | 92 | 38 | 25.34 | 6.24 | Sans-Bizet et. al 2008 |
Peruvian Amazon Paranapura Basin, Loreto | Chayahuita (Shawi) | 191 | 215 | 74 | 32 | 20 | 5.91 | Odonne et. al 2013 |
Bolivian Amazon, La Paz Peruvian Amazon, Madre de Dios | Ese Eja (Huarayo) | 123 | 129 | 46 | 21 | 13.93 | 4.51 | Alexiades 1999 |
Peruvian Amazon Curanja River, Ucayali | Cashinahua (Huni Kuin) | 253 | 358 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | The present study |
Peru—all country All departments | Indigenous and mestizo cultures | 571 | 1028 | 149 | 75 | 22.07 | 5.72 | IIAP 2010 |