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Table 1 Similarity of medicinal plant species cited among the study districts

From: Medicinal plant use practice in four ethnic communities (Gurage, Mareqo, Qebena, and Silti), south central Ethiopia

 

Sodo

Muhir-Aklil

Cheha

Silti

Wulbareg

Qebena

Mareqo

Meskan

Sodo

1

       

Muhir-Aklil

0.40

1

      

Cheha

0.39

0.42

1

     

Silti

0.37

0.38

0.34

1

    

Wulbareg

0.35

0.27

0.35

0.47

1

   

Qebena

0.31

0.34

0.38

0.34

0.37

1

  

Mareqo

0.35

0.26

0.30

0.45

0.41

0.35

1

 

Meskan

0.37

0.35

0.37

0.42

0.34

0.32

0.34

1

  1. Jaccard similarity indices (0–1), 1 = similar; 0 = dissimilar. Note that the matrix is symmetrical about the diagonal