Table 1.

List of most important plant families in terms of species used as medicinal plants (families with at least three taxa)

Family	No. of taxa	No. of vouchers	%*
Asteraceae	31	44	12.4
Araceae	17	29	8.2
Rubiaceae	15	21	5.9
Euphorbiaceae	15	17	4.8
Solanaceae	13	17	4.8
Piperaceae	13	18	5.1
Verbenaceae	10	12	3.4
Fabaceae	9	10	2.8
Cyperaceae	9	9	2.5
Poaceae	8	11	3.1
Malvaceae	7	9	2.5
Commelinaceae	7	7	2.0
Urticaceae	6	8	2.3
Arecaceae	6	7	2.0
Acanthaceae	6	8	2.3
Bignoniaceae	5	5	1.4
Apocynaceae	5	7	2.0
Zingiberaceae	4	4	1.1
Melastomataceae	4	4	1.1
Gesneriaceae	4	4	1.1
Tiliaceae	3	3	0.8
Phytolaccaceae	3	4	1.1
Moraceae	3	3	0.8
Menispermaceae	3	6	1.7
Maranthaceae	3	3	0.8
Costaceae	3	3	0.8
Clusiaceae	3	3	0.8
* The percentage is calculated on the 355 herbarium samples that have been identified.