Table 3 Plant Genera in common utilized in Bougainville, Eastern Highlands and East Sepik Provinces

Ageratum

2

1

1

4

Alpinia

7

5

4

16

Alstonia

4

3

4

11

Aristolochia

1

1

2

4

Barringtonia

2

1

1

4

Ficus

11

7

11

29

Graptophyllum

1

1

1

3

Hemigraphis

1

2

1

4

Leucosyke

1

1

1

3

Litsea

1

1

2

4

Melastoma

1

2

1

4

Mucuna

3

1

5

9

Musa

2

1

2

5

Piper

4

5

6

15

Plectranthus

2

1

6

9

Psidium

2

1

2

5

Sida

1

1

1

3

Smilax

1

3

1

5

Syzygium

4

4

4

12

Uncaria

2

1

2

5

Zingiber

1

2

4

7