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Table 9 The top 20 species ranked by use diversity (UD). Species which are on the top 20 lists ranked by use value (UV) and cultural importance value (CIV) 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

UD

UV

CIV

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

2.34

1.44

3.04

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

2.22

3.39

3.68

Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.

2.21

1.45

2.88

Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

2.14

1.00

2.29

Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

2.14

2.75

3.23

Andrographis paniculata Nees

2.09

1.43

3.07

Ocimum basilicum L.

2.09

1.15

2.33

Piper decumanum L.

2.06

3.04

3.45

Amaranthus spinosus L.

2.06

0.63

2.75

Mentha canadensis L.

2.04

1.29

2.81

Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don

2.04

1.15

2.71

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

2.03

2.85

3.28

Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) Govaerts

2.03

2.22

2.58

Annona muricata L.

2.02

0.62

2.17

Phyllanthus amarus Schumach. & Thonn.

2.01

1.37

2.35

Abroma augusta (L.) L.f.

1.98

0.98

2.69

Mimosa pudica L.

1.97

1.06

2.29

Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson

1.95

2.33

2.68

Jatropha gossypifolia L.

1.94

2.41

2.83

Cinnamomum mercadoi S.Vidal

1.93

2.71

3.22