Table 7 Standard score for direct matrix ranking of medicinal plants with use diversity
Major uses | Medicinal plants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acacia abyssinica | Cordia africana | Ficus sur | Croton macrostachyus | Olea europaea | Schinus molle | |
Firewood | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Medicine | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Furniture | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Construction | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Charcoal | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Forage | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Edible fruit | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 20 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 19 |
Rank | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 5th |