Table 2 Criteria, weight, sub-criteria and assignment score

C1- Taste (T)

Most preferred

4

Commonly preferred

3

Preferred but not common

2

Occasionally used

1

C2-Distribution (D)

7–9 districts

4

5–6 districts

3

3–4 districts

2

1–2 districts

1

C3-Community status (CS)

Dominant

3

Common

2

Rare

1

C4-Life form (LF)

Perennial

2

Annual/Biennial

1

C5-Basis of civil use (BCU)

Wide range

4

Commonly used

3

Used but not common

2

Rarely used

1

C6- Wild or cultivated (WC)

Cultivated

2

Wild

1

C7- Edible time (ET)

Cross seasonal eating

2

Single seasonal eating

1

C8-Edible part (EP)

Multiple parts

2

Single part

1

C9-Medicinal value (MV)

Yes

1

No

0

C10-Market potential (MP)

High

3

General

2

Low

1