Table 3 Medicinal plant families in the study area with the corresponding numbers of species
From: Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge and practice of the Oromo ethnic group in southwestern Ethiopia
Families | Species | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
Fabaceae | 10 | 14.93 |
Euphorbiaceae | 6 | 8.96 |
Asteraceae | 5 | 7.46 |
Lamiaceae | 4 | 5.97 |
Solanaceae | 3 | 4.48 |
Rutaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Rubiaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Ranunculaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Myrsinaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Malvaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Loranthaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Cucurbitaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Asclepiadaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Acanthaceae | 2 | 2.99 |
Vitaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Ulmaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Salicaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Podocarpaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Poaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Plumbaginaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Phytolaccaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Oxalidaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Oleaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Myricaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Moraceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Menispermaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Melianthaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Hypericaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Flacourtiaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Dioscoriaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Colchicaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Boraginaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Apocynaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Amaranthaceae | 1 | 1.49 |
Verbenaceae | 1 | 1.49 |