Ecological apparency, ethnobotanical importance and perceptions of population status of wild-growing medicinal plants in a reserve of south-central Mexico.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateWe have the approval (03-Abr-2021–1 official letter) of the Ethic committee of the postgraduate program in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (Autonomous University of the State of Mexico). We also have the traditional healers’ consent. Consent for publicationThe only information about the individuals is the age range of the traditional healers. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding The present research was financed and supported by the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) of Mexico. The CONACYT awarded a scholarship to Elinor Josefina López-Patiño to study a masters’ degree on Agricultural Sciences and Rural Studies at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico."