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 |