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Table 2 List of plant species with three or more use values as identified by the local people

From: Human-Forest interfaces in Hugumburda-Gratkhassu National Forest Priority Area, North-eastern Ethiopia

 

Use categories

 

Species

FT

CM

M

T

AF

FW

HF

Total Uses

1

Olea europaea ssp. cuspidata

x

x

x

x

x

x

0

6

2

Dodonaea angustifolia

x

x

x

x

x

x

0

6

3

Balanites aegyptiaca

x

x

x

0

x

x

x

6

4

Ziziphus spina-christi

x

x

0

x

0

x

x

5

5

Acacia tortilis

x

x

0

0

x

x

0

4

6

Hagenia abyssinica

x

x

x

0

0

x

0

4

7

Myrica salicifolia

0

x

x

x

0

x

0

4

8

Rhus glutinosa

x

x

0

0

x

x

0

4

9

Cassipourea malosana

x

x

0

x

0

x

0

4

10

Allophylus macrobotrys

0

x

0

0

0

x

x

3

11

Cadia purpurea

0

x

0

x

0

x

0

3

12

Dovyalis abyssinica

0

0

x

0

x

0

x

3

13

Podocarpus falcatus

x

x

0

0

0

x

0

3

  1. Note: FT Farming tools; CM Construction material; M Medicinal purposes; T Traditional incense (Tush); AF Animal feed; FW Firewood; HF Human food
  2. X = has use value under the category; 0 = has no use value