Fig. 3

Overview of the participation of Brazilian communities in ethnobotanical research on food plants, addressing their distribution by groups, ethnicities, and geographical regions. A Distribution of research among the main community groups. B Information on the traditional community groups involved in the research. C Indigenous ethnicities with recorded knowledge about food customs. D Representation of the distribution of studies in Brazilian geographical areas: NE (northeast), N (north), SE (southeast), S (south), and CW (center-west)