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HURTADO RICO, Norma Estela; RODRIGUEZ JIMENEZ, Concepción  y  AGUILAR CONTRERAS, Abigail. ESTUDIO CUALITATIVO Y CUANTITATIVO DE LA FLORA MEDICINAL DEL MUNICIPIO DE COPÁNDARO DE GALEANA, MICHOACÁN, MÉXICO. Polibotánica [online]. 2006, n.22, pp.21-50. ISSN 1405-2768.

The medicinal plants of Copandaro de Galeana in the state of Michoacan, Mexico, were studied, and uses were recorded for 103 taxa. The dominant plant families were Compositae (19 spp.), Labiatae (10 spp.), Solanaceae (6 spp.) and Leguminosae (5 spp.), and the most represented genera were Salvia (Labiatae) y Tagetes (Compositae). Twenty-two species of medicinal flora werere gistered for the state for the first time. To evaluate their relative use, the Friedman quantitative methodology was used to determine the rank of priority (ROP) and the fidelity value (FL) of these plants. The relative popularity (RPL) was determined by designating the plants as «popular» or «not popular» and adjusting the FL values. The most frequently used species (ROP = 100) were: Tecoma stans (L.) Juss., Oenothera rosea L´Her. ex Ait., O. purpusii Munz, Bougainvillea glabra Choisy, Lippia triphylla (L´Her.) Kuntze and Lobelia laxiflora HBK. This information was used to construct a database and prepare an illustrated manual, in which the uses and common names of these species are given. A local herbarium for general use was established with our collections.

Palabras llave : Flora; medicinal plants; Copandaro de Galeana; Michoacan.