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Table 3 The 95th percentile species ranked by Use Value. Species that also appear on the 95 %ile lists for individual regions are also given. Species which are on the 95 %ile lists ranked by Use Value and Cultural Importance are indicated by bold typeface in that column

From: A comparative ethnobotany of Khevsureti, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Tusheti, Svaneti, and Racha-Lechkhumi, Republic of Georgia (Sakartvelo), Caucasus

Scientific name

Use Value (UV)

Regional UV 95th %ile

Use Diversity

Cultural Importance

Malus domestica L.

1.55

SR

0.32

1.12

Pyrus communis L.

1.54

SR, SK

0.24

1.05

Coriandrum sativum L.

1.16

SR, SK, TK

0.41

1.18

Corylus avellana L. /C. pontica K. Koch.

1.15

SR

1.72

1.99

Allium victorialis L.

1.14

SK, TK

1.05

1.56

Rubus idaeus L.

1.14

SK, TK

0.26

1.05

Allium sativum L.

1.14

SR, SK, TK

0.71

1.22

Vitis vinifera L.

1.14

SR

0.41

1.30

Solanum tuberosum L.

1.11

SK, TK

0.34

1.07

Urtica dioica L.

1.03

TK

1.54

1.34

Pinus kochiana Klotzsch ex K. Koch

1.02

SK, TK

2.39

1.78

Beta vulgaris L.

0.98

SK, TK

0.20

1.05

Cucumis sativus L.

0.97

TK

0.42

1.07

Anethum graveolens L.

0.96

TK

0.09

1.02

Brassica oleracea L.

0.93

SK, TK

0.44

1.13

Prunus x domestica L.

0.93

SR

0.46

1.19

Daucus carota L. ssp. sativus

0.92

TK

0.00

1.00

Phaseolus sativus L.

0.90

SK

0.00

1.00

Prunus divaricata Ledeb.

0.82

SK

0.37

1.09

Trigonella caerulea (L.) Ser.

0.81

SR

0.71

1.30

Rosa sp.

0.81

SR

1.34

1.37

Rhododendron caucasicum Pall.

0.79

 

1.66

1.33

Vaccinium myrtillus L.

0.78

TK

0.75

1.23

Chenopodium album L.

0.77

 

0.93

1.19

Vaccinium arctostaphylos L.

0.77

SR

1.59

1.58

Triticum aestivum L.

0.76

 

0.30

1.02

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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

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