Table 2. Species selected for the interviews on botanical knowledge.
Parts of this table have been published previously in Saynes-Vásquez et al. [26] under a Creative Commons Licence 2.0; the uses are added as they are relevant for this paper.
| Family | Species | Zapotec name | Uses | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranthaceae | Amaranthus spinosus L. | Balaadxi gui'chi' (H) | Animal fodder | ||
| Apocynaceae | Marsdenia coulteri Hemsl. | Luba' biñaa (V) | Food | ||
| Apocynaceae | Plumeria rubra L. | Guie' chachi (G) | Ritual | ||
| Bignoniaceae | Crescentia alata Kunth | Bitu xhiga gui´xhi (S) | Handicrafts | ||
| Bignoniaceae | Mansoa hymenaea (DC.) A.H. Gentry | Luba' bete (V) | Medicinal | ||
| Burseraceae | Bursera schlechtendalii Engl. | Yalaguitu (T) | Medicinal | ||
| Combretaceae | Combretum fruticosum (Loefl.) Stuntz | Luba' begu (V) | Ornamental | ||
| Cleomaceae | Polanisia viscosa (L.) DC. | Stope gui'xhi' (H) | Medicinal | ||
| Commelinaceae | Commelina erecta L. | Guie'duza (G) | Medicinal | ||
| Cucurbitaceae | Ibervillea sp. nov. | Luba' cuba, Luba' manzanina, Luba' melón gui'xhi' (V) | Animal fodder | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | Croton niveus Jacq. | Copachil (S) | Construction | ||
| Euphorbiaceae | Chamaesyce cf. Dioeca (Kunth) Millsp. | Pichinchi yuu (H) | Medicinal | ||
| Celastraceae | Hippocratea excelsa Kunth | Luba' biichi (V) | Ritual | ||
| Anacardiaceae | Amphipterygium adstringens (Schltdl.) Standl. | Yaga yala (T) | Medicinal | ||
| Fabaceae | Aeschynomene americana L. | Yaga tama (S) | Fodder | ||
| Fabaceae | Apoplanesia paniculata C. Presl | Guie' bi'chi' (G) | Ornamental | ||
| Fabaceae | Diphysa minutifolia Rose | Guiiña' bidxi (S) | Firewood | ||
| Fabaceae | Lonchocarpus emarginatus Pittier | Guie' gade (G) | Firewood | ||
| Fabaceae | Microlobius foetidus (Jacq.) M. Sousa & G. Andrade | Biquiiche dxa (T) | Firewood | ||
| Fabaceae | Mimosa acantholoba (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir. | Chumaga o Guichi xhi gueza (S) | Firewood, | ||
| Fabaceae | Senna atomaria (L.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby | Besa duni (T) | Firewood | ||
| Fabaceae | Senna skinneri (Benth.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby | Guie' bizu, Bara seda (G) | Firewood | ||
| Fabaceae | Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. | Yaga bii (T) | Firewood, construction | ||
| Malpighiaceae | Malpighia emarginata DC. | Combriu (S) | Food | ||
| Malvaceae | Gossypium aff. aridum (Rose & Standl.) Skovst. | Xiaa gui'xhi'(H) | Medicinal | ||
| Portulacaceae | Portulaca oleracea L. | Xedxe (H) | Animal fodder | ||
| Rhamnaceae | Ziziphus amole (Sessé & Moc.) M.C. Johnst. | Xuba beza (T) | Food | ||
| Sapindaceae | Serjania goniocarpa Radlk. | Luba' golondrina (V) | Medicinal | ||
| Scrophulariaceae | Capraria biflora L. | Bitiaa gui' xhi' (H) | Domestic tool | ||
| Primulaceae | Jacquinia pungens A. Gray | Guie' zee (G) | Ornamental | ||
(T) = tree, (S) = shrub, (V) = vine, (H) = herb, (G) = guie'