Background
Methods
Study area
Field work
Interviews
Range age | Number | Galeana | Aramberri | Zaragoza |
---|---|---|---|---|
(years old) | of interviews | (Women, Men) | (Women, Men) | (Women, Men) |
30-39 | 14 | 6 (5, 1) | 4 (3, 1) | 4 (3, 1) |
40-49 | 9 | 3 (2, 1) | 3 (2, 1) | 3 (2, 1) |
50-59 | 18 | 7 (6, 1) | 6 (4, 2) | 5 (3, 2) |
60-69 | 33 | 12 (10, 2) | 11 (9, 2) | 10 (8, 2) |
70-79 | 22 | 8 (5, 3) | 7 (5, 2) | 7 (5, 2) |
80-89 | 7 | 3 (2, 1) | 2 (3, 1) | 2 (1, 1) |
90> | 2 | 1 (W) | 1 (M) | 0 |
TOTAL | 105 | 40 | 34 | 31 |
Data analysis
Results
Diversity
Total flora recorded | 58 families, 136 genera, and 163 species |
Families with the highest number of medicinal species | Asteraceae (18), Lamiaceae (15), Agavaceae (8), Leguminosae (8), Cactaceae (8), Euphorbiaceae (6), and Apiaceae (5) |
Main growth forms | Herbaceous (94) shrubs, (39), trees (23), succulent (7). |
Origin | Wild (108), Cultivated (55) |
Procedence | Autochthonous (117), introduced (46) |
Species number by major plant community | Oak-pine forest (117), Scrublands (111) |
Species recorded by municipality (c = cultivated, w = wild) | Galaena (c = 48, w = 83); Aramberri (c = 40, wild = 83), Zaragoza (c = 36, w = 60) |
Number of uses for genera and species
Prunus
| 3 |
Ruta graveolens
| 16 |
Mentha
| 3 |
Malva parviflora
| 14 |
Yucca
| 2 |
Marrubium vulgare
| 14 |
Tagetes
| 2 |
Mentha piperita
| 13 |
Buddleja
| 2 | Trixis californica var. californica | 13 |
Cylindropuntia
| 2 |
Matricaria recutita
| 13 |
Opuntia
| 2 |
Tagetes lucida
| 11 |
Pinus
| 2 |
Larrea tridentata
| 10 |
Chenopodium
| 2 |
Rosmarinus officinalis
| 10 |
Carya
| 2 |
Artemisia ludoviciana
| 10 |
Hedeoma
| 2 |
Pelargonium hortorum
| 10 |
Litsea
| 2 | Buddleja cordata ssp. tomentella | 9 |
Acacia
| 2 |
Ocimum basilicum
| 9 |
Eysenhardtia
| 2 |
Chrysactinia mexicana
| 9 |
Phaseolus
| 2 |
Schinus molle
| 9 |
Usage
Knowledge about plant species and their uses
Galeana | Aramberri | Zaragoza | X
2
(Yates correction incorporated) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of species recorded | 130 | 123 | 99 | X
2
= 5.11, d.f. = 2, α = 0.05 |
Number of uses recorded | 173 | 156 | 113 | X
2
= 13, d.f. = 2, α = 0.05 |
Scrublands area | Oak-pine forest area | X
2
(Yates correction incorporated) | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of species recorded | 111 | 117 | X
2
= 0.011, d.f. = 1, α = 0.05 |
Number of uses recorded | 210 | 214 | X
2
= 0.011, d.f. = 1, α = 0.05 |
Galeana | Aramberri | Zaragoza | Test H | |
---|---|---|---|---|
(Kruskall-Wallis Test) | ||||
Number of species mentioned by men (Sum of ranks) | 113.9 | 167 | 88.1 | H = 1.75, k = 3, n = 9 |
Number of species mentioned by women (Sum of ranks) | 199.66 | 136.66 | 124.66 | H = 2.58, k = 3, n = 11 |
Number of uses mentioned by men (Sum of ranks) | 123.66 | 149.33 | 100.99 | H = 0.28, k = 3, n = 9 |
Number of uses mentioned by women (Sum of ranks) | 200.5 | 143.5 | 113.99 | H = 2.2, k = 3, n = 11 |
Age | Number of species | Number of uses |
---|---|---|
35 | 29 | 32 |
35 | 10 | 9 |
36 | 20 | 22 |
39 | 12 | 14 |
45 | 27 | 39 |
54 | 38 | 77 |
54 | 48 | 51 |
55 | 47 | 56 |
59 | 19 | 26 |
60 | 23 | 25 |
63 | 17 | 26 |
66 | 36 | 38 |
67 | 9 | 9 |
68 | 18 | 19 |
68 | 28 | 34 |
69 | 10 | 17 |
74 | 25 | 33 |
80 | 29 | 15 |
80 | 15 | 42 |
88 | 13 | 16 |
r
s
= 0.19, α = 0.05 | r
s
= 0.0, α = 0.05 |
Age | Number of species | Number of uses |
---|---|---|
33 | 12 | 12 |
60 | 18 | 27 |
62 | 5 | 5 |
63 | 38 | 40 |
66 | 5 | 6 |
67 | 57 | 53 |
72 | 8 | 8 |
89 | 12 | 11 |
92 | 17 | 18 |
r
s
= 0.05, α = 0.05 | r
s
= 0.0 α = 0.05 |
Age | Number of species | Number of uses |
---|---|---|
30 | 48 | 61 |
32 | 31 | 39 |
33 | 7 | 7 |
35 | 10 | 10 |
36 | 10 | 13 |
37 | 12 | 14 |
40 | 24 | 14 |
40 | 14 | 26 |
40 | 2 | 2 |
50 | 42 | 44 |
50 | 36 | 40 |
52 | 4 | 5 |
53 | 46 | 48 |
55 | 38 | 57 |
58 | 46 | 34 |
63 | 66 | 83 |
65 | 11 | 8 |
66 | 8 | 11 |
67 | 24 | 24 |
69 | 29 | 31 |
70 | 15 | 15 |
74 | 5 | 4 |
74 | 27 | 38 |
79 | 13 | 15 |
80 | 4 | 4 |
80 | 17 | 25 |
83 | 12 | 13 |
r
s
= -0.11, α = 0.05 | r
s
= 0.05, α = 0.05 |
Age | Number of species | Number of uses |
---|---|---|
45 | 4 | 5 |
48 | 20 | 23 |
55 | 54 | 95 |
55 | 54 | 67 |
60 | 13 | 16 |
64 | 33 | 38 |
72 | 31 | 34 |
74 | 33 | 39 |
77 | 4 | 4 |
90 | 19 | 23 |
r
s
= 0.09, α = 0.05 | r
s
= 0.1 α = 0.05 |
Age | Number of species | Number of uses |
---|---|---|
46 | 20 | 23 |
57 | 18 | 20 |
58 | 17 | 19 |
60 | 11 | 11 |
63 | 19 | 23 |
63 | 12 | 13 |
63 | 16 | 23 |
65 | 3 | 6 |
65 | 6 | 9 |
65 | 13 | 13 |
67 | 9 | 12 |
74 | 19 | 22 |
76 | 23 | 30 |
r
s
= 0.87, α = 0.05 | r
s
= 0.88, α = 0.05 |
Age | Number of species | Number of uses |
---|---|---|
50 | 17 | 20 |
60 | 13 | 17 |
69 | 16 | 17 |
70 | 5 | 6 |
70 | 5 | 5 |
75 | 5 | 6 |
78 | 15 | 14 |
78 | 21 | 32 |
78 | 5 | 5 |
83 | 8 | 9 |
r
s
= 0.92, α = 0.05 | r
s
= 0.94 α = 0.05 |