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Ethnobotanical plants – Categories of use
| Category | Number of citations | Number of species | Number of uses (secondary categories) |
| Alimentary | 126 | 44 | 13 |
| Medicinal | 106 | 40 | 12 |
| Domestic | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Ludic | 21 | 15 | 5 |
| Agropastoral | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Magic/Medicinal | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| Religious | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Handicraft | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Magic/ritual/propitiatory | 2 | 2 | 2 |
