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Table 3 Rank attribution in the compound ranking system (CRS) method (adapted from Magos Brehm et al. [21])

From: Species richness, cultural importance, and prioritization of wild spices for conservation in the Sudano-Guinean zone of Benin (West Africa)

Criteria

Rank of sub-criteria

R1

R2

R3

R4

R5

R6

R7

R8

R9

R10

R11

Species origin

Native

Exotic

Doubtfully native

No data

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Economic value

High

Average

Low

No data

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Ethnobotanical value

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

No data

–

Global distribution

WA

WA + 1 region

WA + 2 regions

WA + 3 regions

Africa

World

No data

–

–

–

–

National distribution

1

2

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

No data

Conservation status

in situ

ex situ

Other

No data

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Legislation

International

National

Local

No data

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

Threatened status

CR

EN

VU

NT

LC

DD

NE

–

–

–

–

  1. WA West Africa, CR critically endangered, EN endangered, VU vulnerable, NT near threatened, LC least concern, DD data deficient, NE not evaluated