Rodrigo Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas, A. R. López-Ferrari, A. Espejo-Serna, Aniceto Mendoza-Ruiz
{"title":"Flora vascular del municipio de Santos Reyes Tepejillo, Oaxaca, México","authors":"Rodrigo Alejandro Hernández Cárdenas, A. R. López-Ferrari, A. Espejo-Serna, Aniceto Mendoza-Ruiz","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3207","url":null,"abstract":"Antecedentes: Santos Reyes Tepejillo, Oaxaca, carece de un inventario florístico integral. Elaborarlo permitirá contar con información para plantear estrategias de manejo y conservación de sus recursos vegetales. \u0000Preguntas: ¿Cuántas y cuáles especies de plantas vasculares hay en el municipio de Santos Reyes Tepejillo y en qué tipo de vegetación se encuentran? ¿Cuál es el porcentaje de especies nativas, endémicas y catalogadas en alguna categoría de riesgo? \u0000Descripción de datos: Flora vascular. \u0000Sitios y años de estudio: Santos Reyes Tepejillo, Oaxaca, México; 2019 a 2021. \u0000Métodos: Se realizaron viajes periódicos de recolección botánica; el material recolectado se herborizó y determinó con el uso de claves, la información recabada del trabajo de campo se complementó con la consulta de bases de datos y la revisión de especímenes en herbarios institucionales. \u0000Resultados: Se registraron 536 especies, 336 géneros y 103 familias. Las familias Asteraceae (58 géneros/88 especies), Fabaceae (21/37) y Apocynaceae (13/23) sobresalen por su riqueza genérica y específica, mientras que a nivel de género los más diversos fueron Tillandsia, Salvia y Euphorbia. Doscientas trece especies son endémicas de México, 13 son exclusivas de Oaxaca y dos restringen su distribución a la zona de estudio; 111 especies se encuentran enlistadas en alguna categoría de riesgo. \u0000Conclusiones: Santos Reyes Tepejillo concentra una notable riqueza específica y presenta un importante nivel de endemismo. El estudio documenta tres nuevos registros a nivel estatal y el hallazgo de tres nuevas especies. Es indispensable continuar con el trabajo de exploración en la zona de estudio y regiones adyacentes.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45826647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Luna‐Vega, Iván García-Gómez, Othón Alcántara-Ayala, E. Rodríguez-Ramírez, T. Terrazas
{"title":"Anatomy and foliar architecture of two Mexican species of Ternstroemia Mutis ex L.f. (Pentaphylacaceae)","authors":"I. Luna‐Vega, Iván García-Gómez, Othón Alcántara-Ayala, E. Rodríguez-Ramírez, T. Terrazas","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3210","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Many Mexican Ternstroemia species mainly inhabit the tropical montane cloud forest. These species have been misidentified in herbaria due to their morphological resemblance. \u0000Question: Are there foliar anatomical and micromorphological characters with diagnostic value that allow discriminating between the Mexican species of Ternstroemia? \u0000Study species: Ternstroemia sylvatica Schltdl. & Cham., and T. lineata DC. subsp. lineata (Pentaphylacaceae Engl.), 2018-2019. \u0000Study site and date: Tropical montane cloud forests at the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt and Sierra Madre Oriental. \u0000Methods: Botanical specimens were collected and removed from herbarium sheets. The leaves were prepared through cleared, dehydration and paraffin inclusion techniques to observe and describe them. \u0000Results: The Ternstroemia species showed specific features of plants in humid environments, such as thin cuticle, mesophyll with scarce parenchyma palisade, and abundant intercellular spaces in the spongy parenchyma, and specific pigments that help to capture light and serve as protection. The species share a festooned broquidodromous venation pattern, anomocytic stomata, and closed collateral vascular bundle surrounded by perivascular fibers. Both species are differentiated by leaf shape, abundance of collenchyma layers, lenght of palisade parenchyma, and number of stomata per square millimeter on the abaxial surface. \u0000Conclusions: We support and validate some features recorded for Ternstroemia species and reject some previous generalizations made worldwide to the genus. This research is the first attempt to study anatomy, architecture, and foliar micromorphology of Mexican Pentaphylacaceae.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47053520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miguel Murguía‐Romero, E. Ortiz, Bernardo Serrano-Estrada, J. Villaseñor
{"title":"The Kew’s \"World Checklist of Vascular Plants\" and its relevance to the knowledge of the flora of Mexico","authors":"Miguel Murguía‐Romero, E. Ortiz, Bernardo Serrano-Estrada, J. Villaseñor","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3223","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3223","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The 8th version of the \"World Checklist of Vascular Plants\" (WCVP) was recently published under the coordination of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It consists of a list of taxonomic names of species, genera, and families of vascular plants representing the most comprehensive and integrated list available today. \u0000Questions: How many accepted species does the WCVP include? Is the quality of the included information acceptable? How has the publication of worldwide species names evolved over time? Does the checklist include the species recorded for Mexico? \u0000Studied species: Worldwide species of vascular plants included in the WCVP. \u0000Study site: Worldwide and Mexico. \u0000Methods: A database was created based on the WCVP to answer the research questions. The number of genera and species by taxonomic status (accepted and synonyms) was quantified, some information quality tests were carried out, and the potential number of undiscovered species in the world was estimated using non-parametric techniques. \u0000Results: The WCVP contains 1,233,172 names, of which 418,737 are accepted. It is estimated that around 25 % more unknown species remain to be discovered in the world. The quality of the information contained in the WCVP is quite reliable and complete; only 3 % of Mexican species are not included in the WCVP. \u0000Conclusions: The WCVP synthesizes current taxonomic knowledge in an integrated manner and is useful for systematic and automated analyses. At the country level, at least for Mexico, it stands as an important reference source when attempting to understand and evaluate floristic knowledge.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45066460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jesús Guadalupe González-Gallegos, Dante S. Figueroa, Perla Velázquez-Ríos
{"title":"Clinopodium haraverianum (Lamiaceae: Menthinae), una especie nueva de San Sebastián del Oeste, Jalisco, México","authors":"Jesús Guadalupe González-Gallegos, Dante S. Figueroa, Perla Velázquez-Ríos","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3214","url":null,"abstract":"Antecedentes: La delimitación genérica y las relaciones filogenéticas de Clinopodium son aún inestables. En México se registran 15 especies que alguna vez fueron tratadas también bajo los géneros Calamintha o Satureja. Exploraciones recientes en el occidente de México condujeron al descubrimiento de una especie adicional con corolas relativamente largas y de tono rojizo, lo que corresponde al conjunto antes reconocido como Satureja sect. Gardoquia. \u0000Preguntas: ¿cuáles son las características morfológicas diagnósticas que soportan a la especie nueva?, ¿cuáles son las especies morfológicamente similares? \u0000Especies de estudio: especies de Clinopodium de México y de Satureja sect. Gardoquia. \u0000Sitio y años de estudio: San Sebastián del Oeste, Jalisco, primavera de 2022. \u0000Métodos: Recolección botánica, herborización y caracterización morfológica de los especímenes recolectados. Cotejo de literatura especializada, ejemplares de herbario y tipos nomenclaturales en línea. \u0000Resultados: La especie nueva Clinopodium haraverianum se distingue del resto de especies del género por la combinación de los siguientes caracteres: hábito herbáceo no ramificado, hojas progresivamente reducidas hacia el ápice del tallo, cáliz marcadamente bilabiado, corolas con el tubo mayor de 16 mm de largo y de tono rojizo. La especie más parecida es C. macrostemum con la que se compara en la diagnosis. \u0000Conclusiones: Clinopodium haraverianum se separa de la mayoría de las especies de Clinopodium al reunir las características que definen al grupo Gardoquia, y dentro de este destaca por su hábito y tamaño de las estructuras florales. Esta especie constituye una adición a la flora endémica de Jalisco y por extensión de México.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46495859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oscar Alejandro Sedano-Ibarra, R. Romo-Campos, Adriana Natividad Avendaño-López, A. Muñoz-Urias, J. Flores
{"title":"Effect of storage time and pre-germination treatments on nine native herbaceous species with the potential to restore degraded soils of La Primavera Forest, Jalisco","authors":"Oscar Alejandro Sedano-Ibarra, R. Romo-Campos, Adriana Natividad Avendaño-López, A. Muñoz-Urias, J. Flores","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3165","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Percentage and speed of germination are crucial factors that can restrict processes involved in plant succession during ecological restoration. Pre-germination treatments and the effect of storage time on germination percentage and mean germination time were investigated in nine native herbaceous plants of the La Primavera Flora and Fauna Protection Area. \u0000Question: Do the seeds of the studied species go dormant, and can storage time affect germination percentage and mean germination time? \u0000Species studied: Aeschynomene villosa var. longifolia (Micheli) Rudd, Crotalaria pumila Ort., Dalea leporina (Ait.) Bullock, D. foliolosa (Ait.) Barneby, Desmodium aparines (Link) DC., D. distortum (Aubl.) JF Macbr., D. tortuosum (Sw.) DC., Paspalum notatum Flüggé, and Zornia reticulata I. E. Smith. \u0000Place and dates of study: Area of Protection of Flora and Fauna La Primavera. From 2019 to 2020 \u0000Methods: Under greenhouse conditions, four treatments were applied prior to germination: scarification with a tweezer pliers, immersion in water at 40 ᵒC for 24 and 48 h, and control. \u0000Results: Seven species had highly viable (≥ 90 %) seeds after 12 months of storage. Five species with seed dormancy reached germination above 80 % after 24 months of storage and scarification with a tweezer pliers. Mean germination time for most species decreased with the scarification treatment. \u0000Conclusion: Our findings provide basic information on the germination of native species that could help restore degraded sites in the La Primavera Flora and Fauna Protection Area.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43429985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tonatiuh Jiménez-Zamora, L. Galicia, David Espinosa, Irán Rivera-González, I. Luna‐Vega
{"title":"Understanding perspectives of current palynology: using science with practical discourse","authors":"Tonatiuh Jiménez-Zamora, L. Galicia, David Espinosa, Irán Rivera-González, I. Luna‐Vega","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3180","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Palynological studies have contributed with topics closely linked to sustainability. However, there are still few scientific reviews that have discussed the relevance of practical applications in current palynology and its perspectives as a theoretical framework for the study of integrated landscape management. This review shows palynological contributions within agricultural model diversities in both natural and novel ecosystems. Questions: What are the current perspectives and concerns of the mature phase in palynology? What are the approaches of pollen analysis on landscape management and biodiversity conservation?Studied species: Pollen analysis and palynomorphs.Study site and dates: Global literature from current palynology.Methods: Global scientific literature using keywords, theoretical frameworks, and original articles.Results: We identified palynological perspectives for the study of sustainability based on global scientific literature: 1) ecological-evolutionary and 2) interdisciplinary research. In addition, we discussed some synergies and trade-offs between ecosystem services that were recognized through current palynology in different farming landscapes: biodiversity-based farming systems and chemical input-based farming systems. While pollen morphology and descriptive palynology can provide the basis for crop improvement, biological invasions, and the effect of deforestation on native species, more analytical approaches such as land-use indicators are necessary for sustainable management. In addition, we have included some biocultural aspects to conservation, due to a lack of practical discourse in current palynology. Conclusions: Innovative influences from current palynology are powerful approaches to integrated landscape management.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41762744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary report on the allelopathic potential of South American Imperata species (Poaceae: Andropogoneae)","authors":"Fernando Moro Cordobés, A. Anton, L. R. Scrivanti","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3188","url":null,"abstract":"Background: A significant number of species of grasses (Poaceae) have allelopathic properties and two genera of Andropogoneae -Cymbopogon and Bothriochloa- are the main aromatic genera recognized in the family. The genus Imperata (Poaceae: Andropogoneae) is widely distributed, with several species being present around the world. \u0000Questions and / or Hypotheses: This study assessed the allelopathic potential of some South American species of Imperata taking into account previous reports on I. cylindrica, which has been extensively studied due to its invasiveness and allelopathic potential. \u0000Studied species / data description /Mathematical model: I. brasiliensis, I. condensata, I. minutiflora, and I. tenuis \u0000Study site and dates: Greenhouse of the Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, Sistemática y Filogeografía de Plantas, Córdoba, Argentina. \u0000Methods: We obtain the aqueous extract from the studied species and we evaluated its effect on germination and root and shoot growth of lettuce, corn, and tomato. \u0000Results: In bioassays, aqueous leaf extract of I. brasiliensis, I. condensata, I. minutiflora, and I. tenuis inhibited seed germination and root and shoot growth of lettuce (Lactuca sativa), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), and maize (Zea mays). The extracts mainly affected root and shoot length, whereas the effect on seed germination was low. \u0000Conclusions: The studied species may contain allelochemicals, which interfere with seed germination and seedling growth. Future research on the type of chemical compounds present in aqueous extracts may contribute to their use for agroecological purposes.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41950547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
María Mota-Ituarte, A. Pedroza-Sandoval, Rafael Minjares-Fuentes, Ricardo Trejo-Calzada, J. Zegbe, Jesús Josafath Quezada-Rivera
{"title":"Water deficit and salinity modify some morphometric, physiological, and productive attributes of Aloe vera (L.)","authors":"María Mota-Ituarte, A. Pedroza-Sandoval, Rafael Minjares-Fuentes, Ricardo Trejo-Calzada, J. Zegbe, Jesús Josafath Quezada-Rivera","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3175","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Water deficit and salinity are common conditions in arid agro-ecosystems. \u0000Hypothesis: Salinty increases the hydric stress effect on the yield and gel quality of Aloe vera. \u0000Study species and data description: In A. vera plants the variables meassured were: plant height, leaf length, width, and thickness, fresh biomass, the relative content of water, total solids, gel percentage, and harvest index. \u0000Study site and dates: The study was conducted from spring to summer 2020 in Bermejillo, Durango, Mexico. \u0000Methods: A split-block experimental design with four replications was used. The large plots were two soil moisture contents: field capacity (18.5 ± 2.5 %) and permanent wilting point (12.5 ± 2.5 %). The small plot was the salinity, with levels: 0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 mM of NaCl. \u0000Results:Water deficit and salinity reduced the width and thickness of leaves and, consequently, the fresh biomass and gel percentage were reduced, but gel quality increased. \u0000Conclusions: Water deficit and salinity, mainly the latter, reduced plant growth and leaves, and therefore, the yield of fresh biomass and gel. Although gel yield was reduced, its quality was enhanced, in terms of high total solids content.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42711411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elena Rosales-Islas, Daniel Barrera-Tello, A. Sánchez-González, Dulce María Galván-Hernández, Sergio Hernández-León, Pablo Octavio-Aguilar
{"title":"Caracterización morfológica y genética de las poblaciones de Abies en Hidalgo, México: importancia de la identidad taxonómica para el aprovechamiento forestal","authors":"Elena Rosales-Islas, Daniel Barrera-Tello, A. Sánchez-González, Dulce María Galván-Hernández, Sergio Hernández-León, Pablo Octavio-Aguilar","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3203","url":null,"abstract":"Antecedentes: Abies hidalgensis es una especie endémica del estado de Hidalgo, México, adscrita en la Lista Roja de la IUCN en la categoría VuD2, que se ha confundido con A. guatemalensis en algunas poblaciones donde hay extracción de madera en rollo reportada como A. religiosa, lo que genera duda sobre las o la especie que se distribuyen y aprovechan en el estado de Hidalgo. \u0000Preguntas y / o Hipótesis: ¿Qué especie o especies del género Abies se distribuyen y aprovechan en Hidalgo, México?,¿Cuál es la distribución geográfica de A. hidalgensis? \u0000Especies de estudio: Abies hidalgensis, A. religiosa. \u0000Sitio y años de estudio: Municipios de Acaxochitlán, Acoculco, Agua Blanca de Iturbide, Epazoyucan, Mineral del Monte, Pachuca, Singuilucan, Tenango de Doria, Tepeapulco y Zimapán, en el estado de Hidalgo. Años 2015 a 2017. \u0000Métodos: Se analizaron 18 caracteres morfológicos mediante análisis de funciones discriminantes. Se estimó la diferenciación genética a partir del análisis de tres microsatélites nucleares desarrollados para A. guatemalensis. \u0000Resultados: Abies hidalgensis se distribuye al sureste y Abies religiosa en la zona centro-sur de Hidalgo. Los caracteres morfológicos distintivos son: canales resiníferos, forma del ápice, y caracteres morfológicos asociados a los conos ovulados y las semillas. Los estudios genéticos indican que Abies sp. muestra mayor divergencia y diversidad genética con respecto a A. hidalgensis y A. religiosa. El coeficiente de endogamia es mayor en A. religiosa. \u0000Conclusiones: En el estado Hidalgo se distribuyen dos especies del género Abies.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45558864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abigail del Carmen Espejo-Cruz, Abraham Espejo-Martínez, M. G. Chávez-Ángeles, L. Lagunez-Rivera, Rodolfo Solano Gómez
{"title":"Deficiencies in compliance with environmental regulation for orchid trade via social networks in Mexico","authors":"Abigail del Carmen Espejo-Cruz, Abraham Espejo-Martínez, M. G. Chávez-Ángeles, L. Lagunez-Rivera, Rodolfo Solano Gómez","doi":"10.17129/botsci.3159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.3159","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Online commerce (e-commerce) includes wild orchids, but it may constitute illicit trade and a risk for its conservation. In Mexico, the magnitude of this e-commerce, if it shows to be illicit, and how environmental crimes are constituted according to the country's regulations are unknown. \u0000Questions: How many orchid species are offered in e-commerce? Where do the offers originate? Does this trade become a scenario for environmental crimes? What differences are there in the seller profile and earnings between e-commerce and traditional markets? \u0000Studied species: Orchids commercialized in social networks of Mexico. \u0000Study site and dates: Mexican states with orchid e-commerce, October-December 2020. \u0000Methods: Three e-commerce platforms were reviewed, documenting species richness, active sellers, points of sale and verifying compliance with environmental regulations. We compared the orchid richness and prices in e-commerce with those registered in traditional markets in Mexico. \u0000Results: We registered 344 publications, 164 orchid taxa, half Mexican native and 39 hybrids. These offers do not always originate in areas of high orchid richness. In Mexico, orchid management for commercial purposes requires registration and consent of the environmental authority, but no seller has provided evidence regarding it. Prices are higher in e-commerce than in traditional markets. \u0000Conclusions: e-commerce offers orchid varieties (native, nonnative, hybrid) and traditional markets only native. Because in e-commerce sellers do not provide evidence of compliance with the environmental regulations, the digital platforms prompt environmental crimes.","PeriodicalId":54375,"journal":{"name":"Botanical Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45587069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}