Purpose This current review examines the scientific literature report on non-timber forest
products (NTFPs) commercialisation and forest conservation in different jurisdictions …

Background The use and knowledge of medicinal plants play an essential role in community
health in rural Mexico. Medicinal plants are part of the local heritage and provide a source of …

Commercial harvests can threaten tree species harvested for their bark. Amphipterygium
adstringens is a dioecious tree, endemic to the tropical dry forests of Mexico, where it is …

Copal is a resin of ritual uses in Mexico that is extracted from several species of trees of the
genus Bursera. The effect of traditional management on phenotypical traits of copal trees …

One of the anthropogenic causes affecting species distribution is climate change, which has
significant implications for species conservation. However, little is known about the effects of …

The term copalchi has been used in the scientific literature to define a group of plants of the
Rubiaceae and Euphorbiaceae families with extremely bitter stem-barks, useful for treating …

Background The apparency hypothesis in ethnobotany (common plants are used more than
less frequent ones) has been studied mostly by comparing usefulness with woody plant …

Key message Anatomical traits and features of Amphipterygium adstringens wood and
hydraulic properties, both linked to sex, explain the performance of the species in its …

One of the greatest challenges to ecosystems is the rapidity of climate change, and their
ability to adjust swiftly will be constrained. Climate change will disrupt the ecological …

The copalchi complex, Hintonia latiflora, H. standleyana, and Exostema caribaeum, is widely
used in Mexico for treating diabetes and gastrointestinal disorders. The first therapeutic use …