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. 2015 Feb 25;11:18. doi: 10.1186/s13002-015-0008-4

Table 4.

Species with use value ≥ mean species UV values in each group

Species and families Categories ICD-WHO Afro Ame Mes R Voucher number
Momordica charantia L. - Cucurbitaceae I, IV, VI, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XVIII, XIX 5.33 1.33 3.33 E García 2329
Citrus aurantium L. - Rutaceae I, VI, X, XI, XIII, XVIII, XIX 4.67 4.00 1.67 E Jiménez 1507
Citrus aurantiifolia (Chrisym.) Swimgle. Rutaceae I, IV, VI, IX, X, XI, XIV, XVIII, XIX 3.33 6.67 1.67 E Jiménez 1499
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. Asteraceae I, VI, X, XI, XII, XIV, XVIII, XIX, 2.67 1.33 1.00 N Medina 181
Aloe vera (L.) Burm. - Xanthorrhoeaceae I, IV, VI, IX, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XVIII, XIX 2.00 7.33 3.00 E Jiménez 1525
Petiveria alliacea L.- Phytolaccaceae X, XI, XII, XIII, XVIII 1.67 2.33 1.33 N Jiménez 24
Annona muricata L. - Annonaceae I, VI, IX, X, XI, XVIII 1.33 3.33 2.67 N FORPLAN 1695
Psidium guajava L. - Myrtaceae I, X, XI, XII, XIII, XVIII, XIX 1.33 3.33 1.67 N Jiménez 41
Persea americana Mill. - Lauraceae I, IV, X, XII, XIII, XIV, XVIII 1.00 4.33 1.67 N Girón 245
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. - Amaranthaceae I, IX, XI, XVIII 1.00 2.33 1.67 N Jiménez 1511
Ricinus communis L.- Euphorbiaceae I, X, VIII, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XVIII, XIX 3.33 1.67 0 E Jiménez 47
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck - Rutaceae I, X, XI, XIII, XVIII 3.33 0 0 E Veloz 3010
Gossypium barbadense L. - Malvaceae I, VIII, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XVIII, XIX 3.00 0 0 E García 2588
Saccharum officinarum L. - Poaceae I, VI, XI, XII, XIX 3.00 0 0 E Mejía 9024
Lantana camara L. - Verbenaceae X, XI, XVIII 2.33 0 0 N Girón 197
Zea mays L. -Poaceae I, IX, XII, XIII, XIV, XVIII, XIX 2.00 1.33 0 N Girón 240
Musa paradisiaca L. - Musaceae I, XIII, XVIII 2.00 0 1.00 E Jiménez 691
Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers. - Crassulaceae IX, X, XIII 2.00 0 0 E Ochoa 274
Haematoxylum campechianum L. - Fabaceae I, XIX, XVIII, XI 2.00 0 0 N Rouzier 104
Ocimum gratissimum L. - Lamiaceae I, XI 2.00 0 0 E Mejía 1399
Ocimum campechianum Mill. - Lamiaceae I, VIII, XI, XII, XVIII, XIX 1.67 3.67 0 N Medina 276
Allium sativum L. - Amaryllidaceae I, IX, X, XI, XII, XV 1.67 3.33 0 E Jiménez 1519
Guazuma ulmifolia Lam. - Malvaceae I, IX, X, XIII 1.67 0 0 N Pimentel 1164
Zingiber officinale Roscoe - Zingiberaceae I, X, XI, XIII, XIV, XVIII 1.33 2.33 0 E Ochoa 315
Carica papaya L. - Caricaceae I, VIII, IX, XI, XIII 1.33 1.67 0 N Girón 227
Mangifera indica L. - Anacardiaceae I, IX, XII, XIV 1.33 0 0 E Girón 810
Spondias mombin L. - Anacardiaceae I, XII, XIII, XIV 1.33 0 0 N Medina 84
Crescentia cujete L. - Bignoniaceae VI, XII, XIII, XIV 1.33 0 0 N Jiménez 22
Terminalia catappa L. - Combretaceae IX, XI 1.33 0 0 E Arvigo 1061
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne - Cucurbitaceae I, XIV, XVIII 1.33 0 0 N Jiménez 127
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench - Malvaceae I, XIV, XVIII, XIX 1.33 0 0 E Jiménez 683
Moringa oleífera Lam. - Moringaceae X, XI, XVIII 1.33 0 0 E Rouzier 129
Ocimum basilicum L. - Lamiaceae I,VI, VII, IX, X, XVIII 1.00 3.67 0 E Girón 168
Nicotiana tabacum L. - Solanaceae VIII, XII, XIX, XVIII, XIX 1.00 1.67 0 N Girón 130
Tournefortia hirsutissima L. - Boraginaceae X, XVIII 1.00 1.67 0 N Veloz 3024
Lippia graveolens Kunth - Verbenaceae VIII, XIV, X, XI, XVIII 0 3.67 0 N Ocampo 88
Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. - Burseraceae I, XI, XII, XVIII, XIX 0 3.33 1.00 N Aker 492
Hamelia patens Jacq. - Rubiaceae VII, VIII, XII, XVIII, XIX 0 3.33 0 N Medina 173
Ruta chalepensis L. - Rutaceae I, VI, VIII, X, XI, XIV, XVIII 0 3.33 0 E Medina 236
Parthenium hysterophorus L. - Asteraceae X, XII, XIII, XIV, XIX 0 3.00 0 N Arvigo 1097
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf - Poaceae IX, X, XI, XIV, XVIII 0 2.67 1.33 E García 2654
Cecropia peltata L. - Urticaceae I, IV, X, XI, XIII, XIV 0 2.67 1.00 N Medina 215
Allium schoenoprasum L. - Amaryllidaceae I, VIII, X, XI 0 2.67 0 E Medina 125
Spondias purpurea L. - Anacardiaceae I, XI, XII, XVIII 0 2.67 0 N Medina 84
Cocos nucifera L. - Arecaceae I, XI, XII, XIV, XVIII 0 2.33 1.33 E Jiménez 1512
Piper auritum Kunth - Piperaceae X, XI, XII, XIII, XV, XVIII 0 2.33 1.33 N Girón 273
Capraria biflora L. - Schrophulariaceae I, XII, XIV 0 2.33 1.00 N Medina 27
Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. - Asteraceae I, X, XI 0 2.33 0 E Medina 53
Tagetes erecta L. - Asteraceae X, XI, XII, XIII, XVIII 0 2.33 0 N Medina 237
Bixa orellana L. - Bixaceae I, XI, XVIII 0 2.33 0 N Medina 267
Struthanthus orbicularis (Kunth) Blume Lorantaceae XI, XII, XIII, XIV 0 2.33 0 N Medina 224
Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth - Malpighiaceae I, XII, XVIII 0 2.33 0 N Medina 69
Eryngium foetidum L. - Apiaceae I, X, XI, XVIII 0 2.00 0 N Jiménez 125
Kalanchoe integra (Medik.) Kuntze Crassulaceae I, X, XII, XVIII 0 2.00 0 E Medina 8
Plantago major L. - Plantaginaceae I, XI, XII, XIV, XVIII 0 1.67 2.00 E Medina 48
Heliotropium angiospermum Murray Boraginaceae I, X, XI, XIX 0 1.67 0 N Medina 152
Clinopodium ludens (Shinners) A Pool. Lamiaceae I, X, XI 0 1.67 0 N Medina 50
Brosimum alicastrum Sw. - Moraceae VI, X, XV, XIX 0 1.67 0 N Paredes 254
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen - Sapotaceae I, IV 0 1.67 0 N Medina 39
Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. Lamiaceae VI, VIII, IX, X, XI, XVIII 0 1.33 4.00 E García 7541
Annona squamosa L. - Annonaceae I, IX, X, XVIII 0 1.33 2.00 N Medina 55
Anacardium occidentale L. -Anacardiaceae I, X 0 1.33 1.00 N FLORPAN 1870
Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. -Apocynaceae I, VII, XII 0 1.33 0 N Méndez 2476
Aristolochia maxima Jacq. - Aristolochiaceae IV, XI, XIX 0 1.33 0 N Medina 171
Aristolochia odoratissima L.- Aristolochiaceae X, XVIII 0 1.33 0 N FLORPAN 5695
Ehretia tinifolia L. - Boraginaceae X, XV, XVIII 0 1.33 0 N Méndez 2448
Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Schult. Caryophyllaceae X, XI, XVIII 0 1.33 0 N Jiménez 1353
Mentha citrata Ehrh - Lamiaceae I, XI 0 1.33 0 E Medina 287
Pilocarpus racemosus Vahl - Rutaceae XI, XIII, XVIII 0 1.33 0 N Medina 203
Urera baccifera (L.) Gaudich. ex Wedd. Urticaceae XIII, XVIII, XIX 0 1.33 0 N Medina 289
Mentha nemorosa Willd. - Lamiaceae I, IX, X, XI, XVIII 0 0 2.67 E Roig 4621
Justicia pectoralis Jacq. - Acanthaceae VI, IX, XI, XVIII 0 0 2.33 N Martinez 4758
Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G. Don. Asteraceae VI, IX, XVIII 0 0 2.33 N Medina 159
Mentha piperita L. - Lamiaceae VI, IX, X, XI, XVIII 0 0 2.33 E Medina 54
Origanum majorana L. - Lamiaceae I, X, XI, XVIII 0 0 2.33 E Boucourt 4759
Ruta graveolens L.- Rutaceae VI, VIII, X, XI, XVIII 0 0 2.33 E Soberats 90-04
Bidens pilosa L. - Asteraceae X, XI, XII, XVIII 0 0 2.00 N Boucourt 4767
Ocimum sanctum L. - Lamiaceae I, IV, IX, X, XI, XVIII 0 0 2.00 E Mejía 9143
Simarouba glauca DC. - Simaroubaceae VI, X, XVIII 0 0 2.00 N Jiménez 40
Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. - Verbenaceae VI, VIII, XI, XVIII 0 0 2.00 N FLORPAN 1933
Turnera ulmifolia L. Passifloraceae I, VI, XI, XIV 0 0 1.67 N Méndez 149
Tradescantia spathacea Sw. - Commelinaceae X, XIII, XV 0 0 1.33 N Jiménez 30
Rhizophora mangle L. -Rhizophoraceae XI, XII, XIV 0 0 1.33 N Durán 433

Categories ICD-WHO: I = Infectious and parasitic diseases; IV = Endocrinal, nutritional and metabolic diseases; VI = Diseases of the nervous system; VII = Diseases of the eye and adnexa; VIII = Diseases of the ear and mastoid process; IX = Diseases of the circulatory system; X = Diseases of the respiratory system; XI = Diseases of the digestive system; XII = Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue; XIII = Diseases of the musculoskeletal system; XIV = Diseases of the genitourinary system; XV = Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium; XVIII = Symptoms, signs and abnormal findings; XIX = Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Afro = Afrocaribbeans; Ame = Amerindians ; Mes: Mestizos; R = Natural range (N = Native plants; E = Exotic plants).