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Table 5 Overrepresented and underespresented plants for each province when compared to the regional plant diversity as recorded in the UPNG Traditional Medicines Database

From: An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea

East Sepik (ES Reports vs UPNG TradMed DB

 

# in UPNG TradMed DB

# in ES Medical Plants Reports

Inferior Credible Interval

Superior Credible Interval

Difference to interval (margin)

Total

1176

203

0.152

0.195

-

Overrepresented Families

 Convolvulaceae

6

5

0.421

0.963

0.226

 Arecaceae

10

7

0.390

0.891

0.195

 Marantaceae

2

2

0.292

0.992

0.097

 Apocynaceae

25

9

0.202

0.557

0.007

Underrepresented Families

 Verbenaceae

22

0

0.001

0.148

−0.004

Eastern Highlands (EH) vs UPNG TradMed DB

 

# in UPNG TradMed DB

# in EH Medical Plants Reports

Inferior Credible Interval

Superior Credible Interval

Difference to interval (margin)

Total

1176

147

0.107

0.145

-

Overrepresented Families

 Monimiaceae

2

2

0.292

0.992

0.147

 Plantaginaceae

2

2

0.292

0.992

0.147

 Winteraceae

2

2

0.292

0.992

0.147

Melastomataceae

7

4

0.245

0.843

0.100

 Asparagaceae

5

3

0.223

0.882

0.078

 Smilacaceae

5

3

0.223

0.882

0.078

 Onagraceae

3

2

0.194

0.932

0.049

 Pittosporaceae

3

2

0.194

0.932

0.049

 Asteraceae

47

13

0.170

0.418

0.024

 Phyllanthaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.013

Caryophyllaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.013

 Chloranthoceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.013

 Elaegnaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.013

 Oleaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.013

 Polygalaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.013

 Tiliaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.013

 Proteaceae

4

2

0.147

0.853

0.001

Underrepresented Families

 Euphorbiaceae

88

3

0.012

0.095

−0.012

Bougainville (BV) Reports vs UPNG TradMedDB

 

# in UPNG TradMed DB

# in BV Medical Plants Reports

Inferior Credible Interval

Superior Credible Interval

Difference to interval (margin)

Total

1177

146

0.106

0.144

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Overrepresented Families

 Arecaceae

10

7

0.390

0.891

0.246

 Leeaceae

2

2

0.292

0.992

0.148

 Rhizophoraceae

2

2

0.292

0.992

0.148

Thelypteridaceae

5

3

0.223

0.882

0.079

 Zingiberaceae

23

9

0.221

0.594

0.077

 Malvaceae

17

7

0.215

0.643

0.071

 Salicaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.014

 Pteridaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.014

Scrophulariaceae

1

1

0.158

0.987

0.014

 Marattiaceae

7

3

0.157

0.755

0.013

 Moraceae

38

10

0.150

0.421

0.006

 Gnetaceae

4

2

0.147

0.853

0.003

Underrepresented Families

 None found

     
  1. BS Bougainville, EH Eastern Highlands, ES East Sepik, UPNG TradMedDB University of Papaua New Guinea Traditional Medicines Database [9, 25]
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