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Table 8 The top 20 species ranked by cultural importance value (CIV). Species which are on the top 20 lists ranked by use value (UV) and use diversity (UD) are indicated by bold typeface in that column.

From: Quantitative ethnopharmacological documentation and molecular confirmation of medicinal plants used by the Manobo tribe of Agusan del Sur, Philippines

Scientific name

CIV

UV

UD

Anodendron borneense (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton

3.68

3.39

2.22

Piper decumanum L.

3.45

3.04

2.06

Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn.

3.28

2.85

2.03

Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

3.23

2.75

2.14

Cinnamomum mercadoi S.Vidal

3.22

2.71

1.93

Andrographis paniculata Nees

3.07

1.43

2.09

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

3.04

1.44

2.34

Ficus cassidyana Elmer

3.00

1.47

1.89

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.

2.96

1.53

1.58

Premna odorata Blanco

2.94

1.99

1.79

Carica papaya L.

2.92

1.97

1.64

Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz

2.90

1.74

1.74

Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.

2.88

1.45

2.21

Mangifera indica L.

2.85

0.66

1.47

Litsea cordata (Jack) Hook.f.

2.83

0.92

1.79

Jatropha gossypifolia L.

2.83

2.41

1.94

Mentha canadensis L.

2.81

1.29

2.04

Euphorbia hirta L.

2.80

0.91

1.85

Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H.Rob.

2.78

1.42

1.42

Mikania cordata (Burm.f.) B.L.Rob.

2.75

1.19

1.67