Table 3 The most used species of medicinal plants and their UV (Use-Value) in four different habitats around a Karen and a Lawa village in northern Thailand
From: Medicinal plants from swidden fallows and sacred forest of the Karen and the Lawa in Thailand
Village | Habitats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fallow fields | Sacred forests | Â | ||||||
1-2 Years | 3-4 Years | 5-6 Years | Species | UV | ||||
Species | UV | Species | UV | Species | UV | |||
Karen | Costus speciosus (Koeh.) J.E. Sm. var. speciosus | 0.42 | Melastoma malabathricum L. ssp. norman D. Don K. Meyer | 0.34 | Eugenia cumini (L.) Druce var. cumini | 0.34 | Ficus auriculata Lour. | 0.08 |
Lawa | Costus speciosus (Koeh.) J.E. Sm. var. speciosus | 0.31 | Phoebe lanceolata (Nees) Nees | 0.34 | Phoebe lanceolata (Nees) Nees | 0.37 | Cinnamomum iners Reinw. ex Bl. | 0.12 |