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Table 6 Correlation of the variables to the axes

From: Use patterns, use values and management of Afzelia africana Sm. in Burkina Faso: implications for species domestication and sustainable conservation

Questionnaire item

Variables

PCA 1

PCA 2

Motivation to conserve

Agroforestry species

0.3349

− 0.2913

Multipurpose species

0.8952

− 0.0051

Sacred species

0.6105

− 0.1489

Threatened species

0.9710

− 0.0100

Organs used

Leaves

0.8700

− 0.0080

Barks

0.7854

− 0.0777

Fruits

0.0298

− 0.2844

Seeds

0.1180

− 0.0008

Roots

0.0000

− 0.3975

Wood

0.6543

− 0.0141

Trunk

0.4038

− 0.3732

Husk

0.9503

− 0.0034

Uses in medicine

Headache

0.6889

− 0.0089

Stomach-ache

0.05913

− 0.2962

Articulations pain

0.5087

0.0000

Teeth pain

0.4472

− 0.0441

Bilharzia

0.9678

− 0.0050

Hemorrhoids

0.8704

− 0.0006

Meningitis

0.9774

− 0.0045

Malaria

0.9290

− 0.0156

Blindness

0.9597

− 0.0001

Ulcer

0.9531

− 0.0032

Sprain

0.9706

− 0.0028

Sore

0.6070

− 0.0647

Swelling

0.9540

− 0.0001

Sexual impotence

0.9638

− 0.0073

Undiagnosed diseases

0.9425

− 0.0044

Gall

0.7134

− 0.0000

Paralysis

0.9437

− 0.0094

Mental defect

0.3844

− 0.0003

Chronic cough

0.9427

− 0.0055

Hard childbirth

0.9485

− 0.0012

Fever

0.9432

− 0.0005

Vertigo

0.8076

− 0.0107

Uses in culture

Family protection

0.3373

− 0.1476

Farm guarding

0.3733

− 0.2412

Fetish installation

0.3633

− 0.0896

Anti-bewitching

0.5173

− 0.0017

Magic

0.5249

− 0.0835

Anti-madness

0.9632

− 0.0034

Strength asking

0.7955

− 0.0509

Ask for good season

0.7438

− 0.0358

Twin rituals

0.6846

− 0.0642

Place of sacrifice

0.3285

− 0.0772

Veneration

0.8871

− 0.0231

Children names

0.9478

− 0.0001

Ask for richness

0.8699

− 0.0320

Uses in carpentry

Furniture

0.4243

0.5093

Utensils

0.4521

0.5137

Farming tools

0.9561

− 0.0013

Musical instruments

0.6554

− 0.0980

Local practices

Assisted regeneration

0.2394

− 0.0015

Pruning

0.8314

− 0.0140

Debarking

0.7582

− 0.0051

Fire protection

0.0156

0.5596

Occurrence habitats

Farmlands

0.7358

− 0.1442

Fallows

0.6557

− 0.2050

Habitations

0.0002

− 0.0347

Protected areas

0.9472

− 0.0176

Sacred groves

0.6038

− 0.0070

Species status

Abundant

0.0774

0.6143

Rare

0.4504

− 0.0003

Criteria of variations

Tree size

0.8112

− 0.0721

Density

0.5643

− 0.0297

Functional treats

0.5018

− 0.0137

Existence of ecotypes

Ecotypes

0.9601

− 0.0002

No other species

0.9643

− 0.0022

  1. Values with r ≥ 0.50 are presented in italics