Table 3 Plant families, number of medicinal plant species and proportions
No | Family | No of species in each | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Asteraceae | 14 | 8.6 |
2 | Fabaceae | 13 | 8.0 |
3 | Solanaceae | 10 | 6.1 |
4 | Euphorbiaceae | 8 | 4.9 |
5 | Lamiaceae | 7 | 4.3 |
6 | Malvaceae | 6 | 3.7 |
7 | Apiaceae | 5 | 3.1 |
8 | Acanthaceae, Amarantaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae (six families) | 4 | 2.5 |
9 | Convolvulaceae, Moraceae, Rhamnaceae, Poaceae, Polygonaceae, Oleaceae (six families) | 3 | 1.8 |
10 | Boraginaceae, Cuppressaceae, Loganiaceae, Myrsinaceae, Myrtaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Scrophularaceae, Urticaceae, Apocynaceae (ten families) | 2 | 1.2 |
11 | Other 38 families | 1 | 0.6 |