Table 2.

List of most diverse families reported in reviewed articles. Below is the table of the families most diversely used with more than eight uses

Family	Total use reports	Use	Taxa	Region covered	References
Anacardiaceae	14	Basketry	Pistacia lentiscus	Italy	[1]
		Catching fish	Mangifera indica	Brazil	[41]
			Spondias mombin	Brazil	[41]
			Tapirira guianensis	Brazil	[35]
		Dye nets	Pistacia lentiscus	Italy	[1]
			Rhus coriaria	Italy	[28]
		Fish poison	Rhus coriaria	Italy	[28]
		Fish traps	Pistacia lentiscus	Italy	[1]
		Fishing gear	Anacardium occidentale	Brazil	[42]
		Hulls	Gluta tourtour	Madagascar	[43]
		Illegal fishing	Pistacia lentiscus	Italy	[1]
		Splash battress	Gluta tourtour	Madagascar	[43]
		Fishing	Schinus terebinthifolia	Brazil	[31]
Arecaceae	25	Broom heads	Attalea funifera	Brazil	[30]
		Catching fish	Acrocomia aculeata	Brazil	[41]
			Attalea funifera	Brazil	[30]
			Attalea phalerata	Brazil	[41]
			Bactris glaucescens	Brazil	[41]
			Bactris spp.	Brazil	[41]
			Copernicia alba	Brazil	[41]
			Euterpe edulis	Brazil	[35]
			Geonoma schottiana	Brazil	[35]
			Syagrus romanzoffiana	Brazil	[35]
		Control of snails	Cocos nucifera	India	[44]
			Phoenix dactylifera	India	[44]
		Fish nets	Chamaerops humilis	Italy	[1]
			Cocos nucifera	Italy	[1]
		Fishing	Chamaerops humilis	Italy	[1]
		Fishing gear	Copernicia prunifera	Brazil	[42]
		Food for fish	Astrocaryum jauari	Brazil	[7]
			Euterpe precatoria	Brazil	[8]
		Hiding place	Euterpe precatoria	Brazil	[8]
		Ropes	Chamaerops humilis	Italy	[1]
			Cocos nucifera	Italy	[1]
		Shrouds	Chamaerops humilis	Italy	[1]
		Stabilize temperature	Euterpe precatoria	Brazil	[8]
		Catching fish	Astrocaryum jauari	Suriname	[45]
Euphorbiaceae	15	Bait	Euphorbia dendroides	Italy	[28]
		Catching fish	Euphorbia dendroides	Italy	[28]
			Sapium obovatum	Brazil	[41]
		Fish poison	Jatropha curcas	India	[46]
		Fishing	Euphorbia characias	Italy	[1]
		Food for fish	Hevea brasiliensis	Brazil	[7]
			Mabea subsessilis	Brazil	[7]
		Hulls	Givotia madagascariensis	Madagascar	[43]
		Illegal fishing	Euphorbia characias	Italy	[47]
			Euphorbia dendroides	Italy	[1]
			Euphorbia helioscopia	Italy	[1]
		Making fishing rods	Sebastiania schottiana	Brazil	[31]
		Signify sharks giving birth	Excoecaria agallocha	Fiji	[48]
Fabaceae	38	Bait	Copaifera guianensis	Suriname	[45]
			Dioclea guianensis	Suriname	[45]
			Macropsychanthus scaber	Suriname	[45]
		Build boats	Apuleia leiocarpa	Brazil	[31]
			Enterolobium contortisiliquum	Brazil	[31]
			Myrocarpus frondosus	Brazil	[31]
			Parapiptadenia rigida	Brazil	[31]
		Build canoes	Schizolobium parahyba	Brazil	[49]
		Build ships	Ceratonia siliqua	Italy	[1]
			Laburnum anagyroides	Italy	[1]
			Robinia pseudoacacia	Italy	[1]
		Catching fish	Balizia pedicellaris	Brazil	[35]
			Inga vera	Brazil	[41]
			Ormosia arborea	Brazil	[35]
			Tamarindus indica	Philippines	[50]
		Control of unwanted fishes	Gliricidia sepium	India	[44]
		Faster in hatching	Acacia sp.	India	[44]
		Fish conservation	Pithecellobium dulce	Philippines	[50]
		Fish poison	Albizia odoratissima	India	[51]
			Millettia pachycarpa	India	[46]
			Tephrosia sinapou	Suriname	[45]
		Fishing	Inga virescens	Brazil	[31]
		Fishing gear	Mimosa caesalpiniifolia	Brazil	[42]
		Fishing net floats	Erythrina crista-galli	Brazil	[31]
		Food for fish	Inga disticha	Suriname	[45]
		Hooks	Acacia karroo	Italy	[1]
		Hulls	Entada pervillei	Madagascar	[43]
		Repair canoes	Schizolobium parahyba	Brazil	[49]
		Signify octopus season	Erythrina variegata	Fiji	[48]
		Splash battress	Entada pervillei	Madagascar	[43]
		Stabilize soil	Inga edulis	Peru	[52]
			Swartzia simplex	Peru	[52]
Fagaceae	24	Build boats	Apuleia leiocarpa	Brazil	[31]
		Barrels	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
			Fagus sylvatica	Italy	[1]
			Quercus pubescens	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
			Quercus suber	Italy	[1]
		Build boats	Quercus cerris	Italy	[47]
			Quercus pubescens	Italy	[47]
		Build ships	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
			Fagus sylvatica	Italy	[1]
			Quercus pubescens	Italy	[1]
			Quercus robur	Italy	[1]
			Quercus sp.	Italy	[1]
		Dye nets	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Fish nets	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Fish traps	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Floats	Quercus suber	Italy	[47]
		Grilling	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Make oars	Castanea sativa	Italy	[47]
		Mussel farming	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
		Ramps	Quercus pubescens	Italy	[1]
		Tools	Castanea sativa	Italy	[1]
			Fagus sylvatica	Italy	[1]
		Weaving fish traps	Quercus pubescens	Italy	[47]
		Barrels	Quercus robur	Italy	[1]
		Build ships	Quercus ilex	Italy	[1]
		Mussel farming	Quercus ilex	Italy	[1]
		Ramps	Quercus ilex	Italy	[1]
Hydrocharitaceae	16	Catching fish	Hydrilla verticillata	India	[53]
			Hydrilla verticillata	Philippines	[50]
			Hydrocharis morsus-ranae	Hungary	[54]
		Fish habitat	Enhalus acoroides	Indonesia	[55]
			Hydrilla verticillata	Philippines	[56]
			Thalassia hemprichii	Kiribati	[57]
			Vallisneria natans	Philippines	[50, 56]
		Food for fish	Hydrilla verticillata	India	[9]
			Hydrocharis spongia	Brazil	[8]
			Thalassia hemprichii	Kiribati	[57]
		Food for people	Enhalus acoroides	Indonesia	[55]
		Hiding place	Hydrocharis spongia	Brazil	[8]
		Problem for fishing activities transportation	Egeria densa	Kenya	[58]
		Source of income	Enhalus acoroides	Indonesia	[55]
		Stabilize temperature	Hydrocharis spongia	Brazil	[8]
Malvaceae	10	Bait	Pachira insignis	Suriname	[45]
		Build canoes	Ceiba pentandra	Madagascar	[43]
		Catching fish	Pseudobombax marginatum	Brazil	[41]
		Caulking	Gossypium spp.	Italy	[1]
		Fish nets	Gossypium spp.	Italy	[1]
		Fish traps	Gossypium spp.	Italy	[1]
		Fishing	Gossypium spp.	Italy	[1]
		Food for fish	Pseudobombax munguba	Brazil	[8]
		Hiding place	Pseudobombax munguba	Brazil	[8]
		Stabilize temperature	Pseudobombax munguba	Brazil	[8]
Myrtaceae	32	Bait	Myrtus communis	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Myrtus communis	Italy	[1]
		Build boats	Eucalyptus sp.	Brazil	[31]
		Build temporary fishing camps	Eucalyptus sp.	Brazil	[31]
		Catching fish	Eugenia astringens	Brazil	[35]
			Eugenia stigmatosa	Brazil	[35]
			Eugenia sulcata	Brazil	[35]
			Gomidesia fenzliana	Brazil	[35]
			Gomidesia schauerian	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia bicarinata	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia glabra	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia glomerata	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia hebepetala	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia macrocarpa	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia multiflora	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia pubipetala	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia racemosa	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia sp.	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia splendens	Brazil	[35]
			Myrcia vellozoi	Brazil	[35]
			Neomitranthes glomerata	Brazil	[35]
			Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus	Brazil	[35]
			Psidium cattleyanum	Brazil	[35]
			Psidium guajava	Brazil	[41]
			Psidium guineense	Brazil	[41]
			Siphoneugena guilfoyleiana	Brazil	[35]
		Fish traps	Myrtus communis	Italy	[1]
		Repair fishing nets	Myrtus communis	Italy	[28]
		Tools	Myrtus communis	Italy	[1]
Oleaceae	13	Barrels	Fraxinus ornus	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Build ships	Fraxinus ornus	Italy	[1]
			Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Catching fish	Chionanthus filiformis	Brazil	[35]
		Fish traps	Fraxinus ornus	Italy	[1]
			Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Fishing	Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Ramps	Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
		Tools	Fraxinus ornus	Italy	[1]
			Olea europaea	Italy	[1]
			Phillyrea angustifolia	Italy	[1]
Poaceae	53	Aids in fishery management		India	[27]
		Basketry	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[1]
			Arundo plinii	Italy	[1]
		Build ships	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
		Catching fish	Arundo donax	India	[9]
		Catching fish	Arundo donax	Italy	[47]
			Bambusa sp.	India	[51]
			Glyceria maxima	Hungary	[54]
			Hygroryza sp.	India	[53]
				India	[51]
			Phragmites australis	Hungary	[54]
		Control of humus gas	Bambusa sp.	India	[44]
		Control of snails	Bambusa sp.	India	[44]
		Dams of fishponds	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
			Phragmites australis	Italy	[1]
		Fish habitat	Leersia hexandra	India	[53]
			Phragmites karka	India	[53]
			Tripidium bengalense	India	[53]
		Fish nets	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
			Lygeum spartum	Italy	[1]
		Fish traps	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
			Arundo plinii	Italy	[1]
			Bambusa sp.	India	[59]
			Oryza sp.	India	[59]
		Food for fish	Hymenachne amplexicaulis	Brazil	[8]
			Oryza grandiglumis	Brazil	[8]
			Oryza sp.	India	[44]
			Paspalum repens	Brazil	[8]
			Phragmites australis	Hungary	[54]
				India	[53]
			Rugoloa polygonata	Brazil	[8]
		Help lower the cost of fish feed	Bambusa sp.	India	[59]
		Hiding place	Hymenachne amplexicaulis	Brazil	[8]
			Oryza grandiglumis	Brazil	[8]
			Paspalum repens	Brazil	[8]
			Rugoloa polygonata	Brazil	[8]
		Making fish traps	Phragmites	Kenya	[58]
		Prevent mortality in transportation	Oryza sp.	India	[44]
		Protects fish from predators	Bambusa sp.	India	[59]
		Ropes	Lygeum spartum	Italy	[1]
		Stabilize temperature	Hymenachne amplexicaulis	Brazil	[8]
			Oryza grandiglumis	Brazil	[8]
			Paspalum repens	Brazil	[8]
			Rugoloa polygonata	Brazil	[8]
		Tools	Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
		Basketry	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[28]
			Arundo donax	Italy	[1]
		Fish nets	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[28]
		Fish nets	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	([1])
		Fish traps	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[1]
		Mussel farming	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[1]
		Ropes	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[28]
		Ropes	Ampelodesmos mauritanicus	Italy	[1]
Pontederiaceae	13	Control algal bloom	Pontederia crassipes	India	[44]
		Fish habitat	Pontederia crassipes	India	[53]
		Fish habitat	Pontederia crassipes	Philippines	[56]
		Food for fish	Pontederia crassipes	Brazil	[8]
			Pontederia rotundifolia	Brazil	[8]
		For harvesting fish	Pontederia crassipes	India	[51]
		Hiding place	Pontederia crassipes	Brazil	[8]
			Pontederia rotundifolia	Brazil	[8]
		Invasive, causing increase in Pistia stratiotes, Azolla pinnata, and Trapa natans	Pontederia crassipes	Kenya	[58]
		Problem contributing to fish kill	Pontederia crassipes	Philippines	[56]
		Problem for fishing activities transportation	Pontederia crassipes	Philippines	[56]
		Stabilize temperature	Pontederia crassipes	Brazil	[8]
			Pontederia rotundifolia	Brazil	[8]