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Table 6 Informant consensus factor (Fic) by use category

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

Use categories

n ur

% ur

n t

% taxa

F ic #

Food

434

53.45

10

71.43

0.98

Medicine

304

37.44

14

100.00

0.96

Cultural

21

2.59

2

14.29

0.95

Ceremony

26

3.20

8

57.14

0.72

Other uses

26

3.20

5

35.71

0.84

Total

811

99.88

14*

100.00*

 
  1. nur number of use report, ur use report, nt number of taxa, Fic informant consensus factor
  2. *A taxon may be listed in many of the categories of use
  3. #A high Fic value indicates a high level of agreement among the informants regarding wild spices used for the corresponding use category; a low value indicates a low degree of agreement