Table 3 Family wise distribution of medicinal plants in the study area
From: Ethnomedicinal uses of the local flora in Chenab riverine area, Punjab province Pakistan
Families | No. of genera | % age contribution | No. of species | % age contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Poaceae | 13 | 11.61 | 13 | 10.08 |
Asteraceae | 12 | 10.71 | 12 | 9.30 |
Fabaceae | 11 | 9.82 | 12 | 9.30 |
Moraceae | 2 | 1.79 | 7 | 5.43 |
Euphorbiaceae | 3 | 2.68 | 6 | 4.65 |
Chenopodicaeae | 3 | 2.68 | 5 | 3.88 |
Malvaceae | 5 | 4.46 | 5 | 3.88 |
Amaranthaceae | 3 | 2.68 | 4 | 3.10 |
Solanaceae | 3 | 2.68 | 4 | 3.10 |
Asclepiadaceae | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Boraginaceae | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Brassicaceae | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Cucurbitaceae | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Hydrocharitaceae | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Meliacea | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Myrtaceae | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Oleaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 2 | 1.55 |
Polygonaceae | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Ranunculaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 2 | 1.55 |
Rhamnaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 2 | 1.55 |
Scharopholariaceae | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 1.55 |
Tamaricaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 2 | 1.55 |
Acanthaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Aizoaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Anacardiaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Annonaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Apiaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Apocynaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Araceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Araliaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Cannabaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Capparidaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Caryophyllaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Ceratophyllaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Convolvulaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Crassulaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Cuscutaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Cyperaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Fumariaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Lemnaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Marsiliaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Nelumbonaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Nyctaginaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Nymphaeaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Oxalidaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Papaveraceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Pontederiaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Portulacaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Primulaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Resedaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Rutaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Salvadoraceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Starculiaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Trapaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Typhaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Verbenaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Zygophyllaceae | 1 | 0.89 | 1 | 0.78 |
Total | 112 | 100 | 129 | 100 |