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The Plants Leaves Used to Wrap Tamales in the Mexican State of Veracruz

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the people who were interviewed, as well as the collaboration of a large team of students and colleagues, especially Fortunata Panzo, Mónica Xocua, Ismael Parada, and Mark Stowe and Raymundo Dávalos who reviewed the English version.

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  1. Red Ambiente y Sustentabilidad, Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Carretera antigua a Coatepec No. 351. El Haya, 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

    Maite Lascurain

  2. Centro de Investigaciones Tropicales, Universidad Veracruzana, José María Morelos 44 y 7 46, Zona Centro, 91000, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

    Citlalli López-Binnqüist

  3. Herbario XAL, Instituto de Ecología, A. C., Carretera antigua a Coatepec 351. El Haya, 91070, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

    Sergio Avendaño

  4. Independent professional, Xalapa, Veracruz, México

    Melissa Covarrubias

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Lascurain, M., López-Binnqüist, C., Avendaño, S. et al. The Plants Leaves Used to Wrap Tamales in the Mexican State of Veracruz. Econ Bot 71, 374–379 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12231-017-9396-9

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