Table 18 Direct matrix ranking of eight plant species by four informants based on six use criteria (5 = best; 4 = very good; 3 = good; 2 = less used; 1 = least used, and 0 = no value)
Plant species | Use categories | Total | Rank | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medicinal | Furniture and farm tools | Construction | Edible fruit | Charcoal | Firewood | |||||||||||||||||||||
Informants (I1–I4) | Informants (I1–I4) | Informants (I1–I4) | Informants (I1–I4) | Informants (I1–I4) | Informants (I1–I4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Â | Â | |
Carissa spinarum | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 115 | 1st |
Cordia africana | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 4th |
Olea europaea | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 5th |
Ziziphus spina-christi | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 7th |
Mimusops kummel | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 6th |
Acacia albida | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 8th |
Acacia etbaica | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 2nd |
Juniperus procera | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 82 | 3rd |
Total | 106 | 98 | 101 | 52 | 111 | 117 | Â | Â | ||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||