Table 6 Evaluation of the first 15 multipurpose useful plants of the study area, using three quantitative indices
From: Composition of homegarden plants and cultural use in an indigenous community in Northwest Ethiopia
Species | Basic value | Index | Ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nu | FC | UR | CI | CV | RFC | CI | CV | RFC | |
Vernonia amygdalina Del | 6 | 139 | 776 | 2.1737 | 0.6347 | 0.3894 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Cordia africana Lam | 7 | 125 | 795 | 2.2269 | 0.6823 | 0.3501 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Cupressus lusitanica Mill | 5 | 98 | 442 | 1.2381 | 0.2124 | 0.2745 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Dracaena steudneri Engl | 4 | 56 | 157 | 0.4398 | 0.0345 | 0.1569 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Ficus sur Forssk | 7 | 36 | 241 | 0.6751 | 0.0596 | 0.1008 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Ficus vasta Forssk | 6 | 6 | 36 | 0.1008 | 0.0013 | 0.0168 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex | 6 | 54 | 249 | 0.6975 | 0.0791 | 0.1513 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Albizia schimperiana Oliv | 6 | 49 | 270 | 0.7563 | 0.0779 | 0.1373 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Myrica salicifolia Hochst. ex A. Rich | 5 | 7 | 35 | 0.0980 | 0.0012 | 0.0196 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC. subsp. Guineense | 5 | 9 | 41 | 0.1148 | 0.0018 | 0.0252 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Olea europaea L. subsp.cuspidata (Wall. exG.Don)Cif | 5 | 107 | 471 | 1.3193 | 0.2471 | 0.2997 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm | 4 | 31 | 124 | 0.3473 | 0.0151 | 0.0868 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Salix subserrata Willd | 5 | 12 | 60 | 0.1681 | 0.0035 | 0.0336 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Grewia ferruginea Hochst. exA. Rich | 5 | 4 | 20 | 0.0560 | 0.0004 | 0.0112 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Celtis africana Burm. f | 4 | 125 | 465 | 1.3025 | 0.2280 | 0.3501 | 4 | 4 | 2 |