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

Table 7 Informant consensus factor (Fic) across use categories

	n_ur*	% ur	N	n _t	% taxa	F _ic ^#
Phytodistrict
Bassila	280	34.57	61	5	35.71	0.99
South-Borgou	239	29.51	60	4	28.57	0.99
Zou	291	35.93	97	11	78.57	0.97
Sex
Men	478	59.01	110	14	100	0.97
Women	332	40.99	108	12	85.71	0.97
Sociolinguistic group
Adja	70	8.64	20	4	28.57	0.96
Fon	94	11.6	37	8	57.14	0.92
Idatcha	60	7.41	20	8	57.14	0.88
Ifè	74	9.14	20	4	28.57	0.96
Itcha	92	11.36	21	4	28.57	0.97
Mahi	90	11.11	20	4	28.57	0.97
Nago	161	19.88	40	4	28.57	0.98
Tchabè 1	55	6.79	20	2	14.29	0.98
Tchabè 2	114	14.07	20	4	28.57	0.97

n_ur number of use report, ur use report, N number of informants, n_t number of taxa, F_ic informant consensus factor
*A taxon may be listed in several categories of use
^#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

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