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VARGAS ANORVE, Janet; MENDEZ BAHENA, Alfredo; CASAS, Alejandro  y  GONZALEZ SOBERANIS, Carmen. Review of the current knowledge of the Brahea Mart. genus in Mexico. Rev. mex. de cienc. forestales [online]. 2025, vol.16, n.88, pp.4-29.  Epub 16-Mayo-2025. ISSN 2007-1132.  https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v16i88.1517.

Palm species in Mexico have played a significant role in rural development; they have great biological, cultural, and economic relevance. The Brahea genus is the most widely used in rural and indigenous communities in the country. The objective of this review is to present a synthesis of the scientific studies carried out in Mexico on this genus. A review of several sources, such as publications, researchers and institutions that research the subject was carried out. A total of 44 publications were identified, from which eight were books and 36 were articles; 77 % of these were research articles, 14 % were popular science articles, and 9 %, were review articles. Of the first authors of each publication, 60 % are from Mexican institutions, and 40 % from foreign institutions. Studies on Ethnobiology accounted for 23 % of the publications, which mainly address the cultural and economic importance of the use of species of this genus. The analysis shows that four of the 13 species included in the review were the most studied. The results show that the studies carried out on this genus by various institutions have been insufficient, and the need for further research from the perspective of linking the studies with actions for the sustainable use of palms of this genus is discussed herein.

Palabras llave : Brahea Mart.; knowledge; genus; Mexico; palms; non-timber forest resources.

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