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Table 8 Average direct matrix ranking score of ten key informants for ten medicinal plant species with additional uses

From: Cultural significance of medicinal plants in healing human ailments among Guji semi-pastoralist people, Suro Barguda District, Ethiopia

Medicinal plant species

Use categories

Total

Rank

Ch

Co

Fr &Tl

Fw

Md

Allophylus abyssinicus

5

3

2

3

2

15

4th

Combretum molle

1

3

3

4

3

14

5th

Ehretia cymosa

2

1

2

3

1

9

10th

Fagaropsis angolensis

3

3

4

5

3

18

2nd

Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata

3

5

2

4

2

16

3rd

Pappea capensis

3

3

2

2

1

11

8th

Podocarpus falcatus

1

2

1

4

2

10

9th

Schrebera alata

1

3

3

3

2

12

7th

Terminalia brownii

3

2

2

4

2

13

6th

Warburgia ugandensis

4

5

4

3

4

20

1st

Total

26

30

25

35

22

138

 

Rank

3rd

2nd

4th

1st

5th

  
  1. N.B. Scores in the table indicate ranks given to medicinal plants based on their use diversity. The highest number (5) was given for the medicinal plant which informants thought was used commonly for the mentioned purpose and the lowest number (1) for the least needed for that purpose
  2. Ch charcoal, Co construction, Fr & Tl furniture and tools, Fw firewood and Md medicinal