Floristic diversity of the orchidaceae family and medicinal use in the Chachapoyas province of Amazonas, Peru.

The Orchidaceae family and medicinal use were stratified in the province of Amazonas, Peru; through a quantitative, retrospective and prospective study, using a bibliographic review and consulting scientific resources in the Scielo, Web of Science and Scopus databases, combined with the survey of 351 participants from the area to determine the medicinal use of floristic diversity, the data were analyzed in tables and frequency graphs, using the SPSS program version 26. The results show the existence of 81 species of the Orchidaceae family, with 24 genera, and gender Pleurotallis the largest number and percentage with 22 species (27.2%), followed by the genus Stelis with 10 species (12.3%), the genus Maxillaria with 7 species (8.6%), the genus Oncidium with 6 species (7.4%), the genus Telipogon and Pachyphyllum with 4 species (4.9%), gender in flowering state, and Stenoptera with 3 species (3.7%), respectively, and the other genres remaining represent 27.3%. The species with the highest number and percentages used as a traditional medicine for the people are Maxillaria acuminata with 14.2% used for chest pain, Maxillaria aurea 13.4% used for muscle pain, Maxillaria orchis 12% used to the bumps and fractures, Maxillaria notylioglossa 14.4% used for foot pain.