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Table 8 Cultural importance index (CI, informant based) of wild spice use categories by phytodistrict

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

Use category*

Phytodistrict

Bassila

South-Borgou

Zou

Food

0.52

0.52

0.14

Medicine

0.37

0.35

0.10

Cultural

0.00

0.09

0.00

Ceremony

0.01

0.00

0.02

Other use

0.02

0.04

0.01

Total CI

0.92

1.00

0.27

  1. *Average number of wild spices inventoried in each phytodistrict: 5 in Bassila, 4 in South-Borgou, and 11 in Zou
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

ISSN: 1746-4269

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