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Table 4 Wild species richness and percentages (in brackets) of use types per life form

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

Species counts

Uses

Vegetables

Fruits

Other uses

Life forms

Herbaceous

23

22 (96%)

0 (0%)

2 (9%)

Liana

 4

1 (25%)

3 (75%)

2 (50%)

Shrub

18

7 (39%)

10 (56%)

9 (50%)

Tree

25

9 (36%)

20 (80%)

7 (28%)

Counts by use type

70

39 (56%)

33 (47%)

20 (29%)