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Article History

Received: 18 January 2025

Accepted: 29 May 2025

First Online: 16 June 2025

Declarations

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: Oral informed consent was obtained from each adult Paraguayan person and their descendants who volunteered to participate in the study. Consent to publish any photograph included in this research has been obtained from the study participants. The study followed the ethical protocols established by the AAA and the International Society of Ethnobiology. The project did not require approval from the ethical committees of University of Łódź, where the project was implemented or from Argentinean institutions. The necessary permits were obtained from the Ministry of Ecology in Posadas, Argentina, and deposited with herbarium specimens in IBONE, Corrientes, Argentina. No other permits were needed, as the study took place outside protected areas.

: The author of the manuscript is accountable for all aspects of the accuracy and integrity of the manuscript in accordance with ICMJE criteria. The article is original, has not already been published in a journal, and is not currently under consideration by another journal. The author agrees to the terms of the BioMed Central Copyright and License Agreement.

: The author declares that she has no known competing financial interest or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.