Table 5 Direct matrix ranking score of 10 key informants of nutraceutical plant species with various other uses in Soro District based on use value criteria (5 = for the best, 4 = for very good, 3 = for good, 2 = for less used, 1 = for the least used and 0 = for no use category/value)
From: Ethnobotany of wild edible plants in Soro District of Hadiya Zone, southern Ethiopia
Nutraceutical plant species | Use categories/values | Ff | Total | Rank | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fw | WE | Con | TP | M | Ch | Fo | Ft&Ut | Sha | ||||
Cordia africana | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 1st |
Syzygium guineense spp. | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 2nd |
Warburgia ugandensis | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 3rd |
Mimusops kummel | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 4th |
Balanites aegyptiaca | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 5th |
Phoenix reclinata | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6th |
Ximenia americana | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7th |
Trichocladus ellipticus | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8th |
Moringa stenopetala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9th |
Bidens pachyloma | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10th |
Total | 40 | 23 | 36 | 6 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 266 | Â |
Rank | 1st | 7th | 2nd | 10th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 6th | 9th | Â | Â |