Table 5.

Relative Importance metrics of Aloe species used in the Great Rift Valley floristic regions of Ethiopia.

Species	UC	UR	UV	RFC	RI	CV
Aloe calidophila	4	18	11.72	0.68	0.89	6.20
Aloe megalacantha subsp. alticola	3	23	10.89	0.52	0.88	5.66
Aloe pirottae	3	14	6.92	0.49	0.66	2.06
Aloe gilbertii subsp. gilbertii	3	10	6.00	0.60	0.66	1.55
Aloe pubescens	4	12	5.86	0.49	0.62	1.49
Aloe megalacantha subsp. megalacantha	2	9	5.63	0.63	0.66	1.39
Aloe yavellana	4	8	5.00	0.63	0.63	1.10
Aloe harlana	2	10	4.83	0.48	0.57	1.01
Aloe secundiflora	1	8	4.55	0.57	0.59	0.90
Aloe trichosantha subsp. longiflora	4	20	3.14	0.24	0.61	0.64
Aloe otallensis	2	7	4.92	0.61	0.60	0.91
Aloe macrocarpa	2	9	3.44	0.55	0.60	0.74
Aloe rivae	3	5	3.91	0.58	0.53	0.49
Aloe citrina	1	6	4.12	0.51	0.51	0.55
Aloe rugosifolia	1	5	2.94	0.39	0.39	0.25
Unidentified (AHU51)	2	4	2.83	0.61	0.54	0.30
Unidentified (AHU53)	2	5	2.60	0.52	0.49	0.28
Aloe tewoldei	2	5	2.50	0.33	0.34	0.18
Aloe mcloughlinii	1	6	2.42	0.40	0.43	0.25
Aloe lateritia	2	4	2.25	0.56	0.50	0.22
Aloe welmelensis	1	2	1.50	0.38	0.32	0.12
Aloe retrospiciens	1	3	1.25	0.42	0.37	0.07
Aloe ruspoliana	2	3	1.17	0.28	0.27	0.05

UC = number of major use categories per species; UR = number of use-reports per species; UV = use value of a species; RFC = relative frequency of citation for species; RI = relative importance index; CV = cultural value index of species, which considered the three factors i.e. s (species), i (informants), and u (uses).