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Table
2.
Numbers and percentage of medicinal plant species recorded for different countries and regions (Hamilton, 2003).
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Country or Region |
Total no. of native species of flora |
No. of species of medicinal plants |
% of flora which is medicinal |
China |
27,100 |
11,146 |
41 |
India |
17,000 |
7,555 |
44 |
Mexico |
30,000 |
2,237 |
7 |
North America |
20,000 |
2,572 |
13 |
World |
297,000-510,000 |
52,885 |
10-18 |
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