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. 2017 Oct 10;13:57. doi: 10.1186/s13002-017-0179-2

Table 7.

What is used? (plant relative importance metrics by family)

Family CIinf CIcom UV Du
Arecaceae 5.1 8.7 14.5 1.9
Fabaceae 3.4 6.9 5.0 2.0
Malvaceae 3.1 6.9 5.0 1.9
Rubiaceae 3.0 6.4 2.9 2.3
Poaceae 2.5 5.5 3.9 1.6
Moraceae 2.5 4.8 5.1 1.3
Annonaceae 2.3 4.1 3.5 1.4
Chrysobalanaceae 1.9 3.4 2.6 1.2
Euphorbiaceae 1.9 4.4 2.0 1.9
Strelitziaceae 1.8 3.8 1.8 1.6
Apocynaceae 1.7 3.4 1.2 1.9
Talinaceae 1.7 2.0 0.0 1.3
Lecythidaceae 1.6 3.8 1.6 1.3
Urticaceae 1.6 3.2 1.2 1.4
Hypericaceae 1.6 2.7 4.2 0.6
Bignoniaceae 1.5 3.4 1.2 1.8
Caryocaraceae 1.5 1.5 0.0 1.1
Sapotaceae 1.4 2.2 1.0 1.0
Simaroubaceae 1.3 2.0 0.2 1.3
Rutaceae 1.3 3.2 1.1 1.7
Anacardiaceae 1.3 3.1 0.8 1.3
Meliaceae 1.2 3.2 0.2 2.1
Costaceae 1.2 2.3 0.3 1.5
Lamiaceae 1.2 2.6 0.3 1.3
Aristolochiaceae 1.2 2.0 0.2 1.1
Verbenaceae 1.2 2.3 0.4 1.6
Piperaceae 1.2 2.1 0.4 1.0
Burseraceae 1.2 1.4 0.1 0.5
Melastomataceae 1.2 1.7 0.6 0.7
Myrtaceae 1.2 1.7 0.2 1.1
Solanaceae 1.1 2.4 0.3 1.4
Sapindaceae 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.7
Flacourtiaceae 1.1 1.3 0.1 0.9
Cyperaceae 1.1 1.9 0.2 0.9
Crassulaceae 1.1 1.6 0.2 0.5
Zingiberaceae 1.1 1.6 0.1 1.3
Malpighiaceae 1.1 1.3 0.0 1.2
Amaryllidaceae 1.1 1.8 0.0 1.9

Most important species in each index in bold