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Table 5 Results of paired student t-test or Wilcoxon signed rank test (t and W, respectively) of plant species by use category mentioned by men and women at El Salto

From: Factors affecting ethnobotanical knowledge in a mestizo community of the Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Mexico

Use category

Number of species mentioned by men

Number of species mentioned by women

Test value

P-value#

Medicinal

4.1 ± 1.9

4.7 ± 1.9

T = 1.1

P = 0.31

Edible

5.3 ± 1.1

5.2 ± 1.2

W = 22.5

P = 0.53

Timber yielding construction

7.5 ± 1.4

5.1 ± 2.7

T = 2.9

P = 0.02

Firewood

3.1 ± 0.9

2.6 ± 0.8

W = 32.5

P = 0.04

Crafts

3.5 ± 1.9

0.6 ± 0.9

W = 120

P < 0.01

Mystical-religious

7.4 ± 2.0

8.8 ± 1.9

T = 2.1

P = 0.049

Fodder

3.6 ± 1.9

0.7 ± 1.1

W = 136

P < 0.01

Farming wooden tools

4.3 ± 2.1

1.6 ± 1.8

T = 4.1

P < 0.01

Domestic wooden tools

4.0 ± 2.2

2.2 ± 1.4

T = 2.7

P = 0.02

Ornamental

2.6 ± 0.8

3.2 ± 0.5

W = 3

P = 0.04

Poison

3.8 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 0.0

W = 136

P < 0.01

Commercialization of wild plants

3.8 ± 0.9

3.3 ± 0.4

W = 21

P = 0.03

  1. #= Statistical significant p-values are highlighted in bold.