[MPWG] Question

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An estimate in the range of 50,000 to 70,000 different plants used
medicinally globally (on the local and regional levels) of which only
about 3,000 are estimated to be traded in international commerce is
provided in the 2007 document International Standard for Sustainable Wild
Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP).

Hello,
>     I would like to know if anyone knows how many plants are used for
> medicine in the world? And if there is a total of all plants in the
> world?
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