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Table 2 Diversity of medicinal plant use

From: A study of the medicinal plants used by the Marakwet Community in Kenya

 

Family

No. of medicinal plant species

%

1.

Mimosaceae

8

7.4

2.

Euphorbiaceae

7

6.5

3.

Asteraceae

6

5.6

4.

Lamiaceae

5

4.6

5.

Apocynaceae

5

4.6

6.

Rubiaceae

5

4.6

7.

Fabaceae

4

3.7

8.

Cucurbitaceae

3

2.8

9.

Capparidaceae

3

2.8

10.

Combretaceae

3

2.8

11.

Anacardiaceae

3

2.8

12.

Ebenaceae

2

1.9

13.

Olacaceae

2

1.9

14.

Solanaceae

2

1.9

15.

Verbenaceae

2

1.9

16.

Caesalpiniaceae

2

1.9

17.

Rhamnaceae

2

1.9

18.

Sapindaceae

2

1.9

19.

Acanthaceae

2

1.9

20.

Asclepiadaceae

2

1.9

21.

Asparagaceae

2

1.9

22.

Balanitaceae

2

1.9

23.

Boraginaceae

2

1.9

24.

Vitaceae

2

1.9

25.

Portulacaceae

2

1.9

26.

Canellaceae

1

0.9

27.

Rutaceae

1

0.9

28.

Cyperaceae

1

0.9

29.

Aloaceae

1

0.9

30.

Araliaceae

1

0.9

31.

Crassulaceae

1

0.9

32.

Loganiaceae

1

0.9

33.

Oxallidaceae

1

0.9

34.

Polygonaceae

1

0.9

35.

Rosaceae

1

0.9

36.

Zygophylaceae

1

0.9

37.

Agavaceae

1

0.9

38.

Annonaceae

1

0.9

39.

Bignoniaceae

1

0.9

40.

Convolvulaceae

1

0.9

41.

Flacourtiaceae

1

0.9

42.

Hyacinthaceae

1

0.9

43.

Meliaceae

1

0.9

44.

Musaceae

1

0.9

45.

Myrsinaceae

1

0.9

46.

Nyctaginaceae

1

0.9

47.

Podocarpaceae

1

0.9

48.

Proteaceae

1

0.9

49.

Salvadoraceae

1

0.9

50.

Amaranthaceae

1

0.9

51.

Poaceae

1

0.9

52.

Sterculiaceae

1

0.9

53.

Tiliaceae

1

0.9

  

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