Table 11 Matrix ranks of six multipurpose medicinal plants in the study area
Plant species name | Medicine | Cash income | Fuelwood | Food | Forage/ fodder | Construction/ building | Shade | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carissa spinarum | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2nd |
Cordia africana | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 1st |
Croton macrostachyus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 6th |
Ficus sur | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 4th |
Mimusops kummel | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 5th |
Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 3rd |