Table 1.
Characterization of “hotnode clades” in terms of absolute numbers and proportions of species and studies.
| Hotnode clades | Outside | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of genera with ethnomedicinal use | 37 (74%) | 65 (42%) |
| Number of genera with pharmacological study | 34 (68%) | 60 (39%) |
| Number of species with ethnomedicinal use | 126 (28%) | 150 (6%) |
| Number of species with pharmacological study | 74 (16%) | 73 (3%) |
| Intensity of ethnomedicinal use (Number of citations) | 1192 | 549 |
| Intensity of pharmacological study (Number of studies) | 1028 | 1665 |
| Average number of studies per ethnomedicinal species | 13 | 22 |
Proportions are reported according to the total number of species in hotnode clades (446 species) and outside of hotnode clades (2331), and according to the total number of genera in hotnode clades (50) and outside hotnode clades (152). Genera with ethnomedicinal use are genera which include at least one species with one use report. Genera with pharmacological study include at least one species included in a publication describing pharmacological study. Citations refers to the number of use reports a species has in the database for ethnomedicinal use. Studies refers to the number of publications describing pharmacological study.