Table 1 The 20 top useful plant species in Burkina Faso based on the relative importance index
Accepted name | Family | Number of uses | Frequency of citation | Relative frequency of citation | Relative importance index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A.Juss. | Meliaceae | 9 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.98 |
Adansonia digitata L. | Malvaceae | 8 | 25 | 0.52 | 0.944 |
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. | Ebenaceae | 8 | 25 | 0.52 | 0.944 |
Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. | Sapotaceae | 8 | 25 | 0.52 | 0.944 |
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile | Zygophyllaceae | 8 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.924 |
Tamarindus indica L. | Fabaceae | 8 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.924 |
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don | Fabaceae | 8 | 22 | 0.46 | 0.884 |
Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) Kuntze | Rubiaceae | 8 | 21 | 0.44 | 0.864 |
Annona senegalensis Pers. | Annonaceae | 8 | 20 | 0.42 | 0.844 |
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. | Anacardiaceae | 8 | 20 | 0.42 | 0.844 |
Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. | Fabaceae | 8 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.824 |
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr. | Combretaceae | 7 | 21 | 0.44 | 0.809 |
Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel. | Combretaceae | 7 | 21 | 0.44 | 0.809 |
Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K.Krause | Anacardiaceae | 7 | 21 | 0.44 | 0.809 |
Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.) Hochst. | Fabaceae | 8 | 18 | 0.38 | 0.804 |
Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. | Fabaceae | 7 | 20 | 0.42 | 0.789 |
Combretum glutinosum Perr. ex DC. | Combretaceae | 8 | 17 | 0.35 | 0.784 |
Ficus sycomorus L. | Moraceae | 7 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.769 |
Sterculia setigera Delile | Malvaceae | 7 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.769 |
Ximenia americana L. | Ximeniaceae | 7 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.769 |