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Table 2 Species and genera richness and relative frequency of edible plant families

From: Comparative analysis of diversity and utilization of edible plants in arid and semi-arid areas in Benin

Family

Genera richness

Species richness

Frequency (%)

Asteraceae

6

8

0.07

Poaceae

6

7

0.06

Anacardiaceae

5

7

0.06

Cucurbitaceae

5

6

0.05

Leg-Caesalpinioideae

4

5

0.04

Leg-Papilionoideae

4

5

0.04

Arecaceae

4

4

0.03

Amaranthaceae

2

4

0.03

Solanaceae

2

4

0.03

Tiliaceae

2

4

0.03

Moraceae

1

4

0.03

Bombacaceae

3

3

0.02

Euphorbiaceae

3

3

0.02

Lamiaceae

2

3

0.02

Malvaceae

2

3

0.02

Pedaliaceae

2

3

0.02

Rutaceae

2

3

0.02

Annonaceae

2

2

0.01

Araceae

2

2

0.01

Myrtaceae

2

2

0.01

Rubiaceae

2

2

0.01

Sapindaceae

2

2

0.01

Vitaceae

2

2

0.01

Acanthaceae

1

2

0.01

Apocynaceae

1

2

0.01

Asclepiadaceae

1

1

0.00

Balanitaceae

1

1

0.00

Basellaceae

1

1

0.00

Boraginaceae

1

1

0.00

Bromeliaceae

1

1

0.00

Capparaceae

1

1

0.00

Caricaceae

1

1

0.00

Chrysobalanaceae

1

1

0.00

Clusiaceae

1

1

0.00

Cochlospermaceae

1

1

0.00

Combretaceae

1

1

0.00

Convolvulaceae

1

1

0.00

Cyperaceae

1

1

0.00

Dioscoreaceae

1

1

0.00

Ebenaceae

1

1

0.00

Leg‒Mimosoideae

1

1

0.00

Loganiaceae

1

1

0.00

Meliaceae

1

1

0.00

Moringaceae

1

1

0.00

Musaceae

1

1

0.00

Portulacaceae

1

1

0.00

Sapotaceae

1

1

0.00

Verbenaceae

1

1

0.00