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Table 3 Plant families with the largest (At least 3 species reported) number of species

From: Ethnobotanical knowledge of the lay people of Blouberg area (Pedi tribe), Limpopo Province, South Africa

Family name

Number of species

Percentage

Fabaceae

12

14.63

Malvaceae

7

8.54

Apocynaceae

6

7.32

Solanaceae

5

6.10

Convolvulaceae

4

4.88

Euphorbiaceae

3

3.66

Vitaceae

3

3.66

Rubiaceae

2

2.44

Olacaceae

2

2.44

Loganiaceae

2

2.44

Ebenaceae

2

2.44

Celastraceae

2

2.44

Asphodelaceae

2

2.44

Anacardiaceae

2

2.44

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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

ISSN: 1746-4269

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