An ethnobiological study of several Mexican Amerindian groups looked at how they named the plants in their region.Biologists noted that their plant names and groupings closely matched the species and generic groupings used by botanists.For example,each species of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia)was clearly defined,and all species of Opuntia were placed into one category in the local language.Other studies have shown that other traditional groups have similar native taxonomy systems that match well with biologists' grouping to the generic level.Why is this not surprising from a taxonomic and an evolutionary perspective?

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The Answer of An ethnobiological study of several Mexican Amerindian groups looked at how they named the plants in their region.Biologists noted that their plant names and groupings closely matched the species and generic groupings used by botanists.For example,each species of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia)was clearly defined,and all species of Opuntia were placed into one category in the local language.Other studies have shown that other traditional groups have similar native taxonomy systems that match well with biologists' grouping to the generic level.Why is this not surprising from a taxonomic and an evolutionary perspective?

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