Table 3.

Taxonomic diversity of medicinal plants in the study area

Family	Number of medicinal plant species	Percentage of species (%)	Number of genera	Percentage of genus (%)
Asteraceae	29	6.36	20	5.71
Fabaceae	29	6.36	21	6.00
Lamiaceae	21	4.61	15	4.29
Rosaceae	16	3.51	10	2.86
Poaceae	15	3.29	15	4.29
Euphorbiaceae	14	3.07	9	2.57
Rubiaceae	13	2.85	12	3.43
Rutaceae	10	2.19	6	1.71
Amaranthaceae	9	1.97	6	1.71
Cucurbitaceae	9	1.97	9	2.57
Moraceae	9	1.97	3	0.86
Malvaceae	8	1.75	6	1.71
Polygonaceae	8	1.75	3	0.86
Amaryllidaceae	7	1.54	4	1.14
Vitaceae	7	1.54	4	1.14
Apiaceae	6	1.32	6	1.71
Araceae	6	1.32	6	1.71
Asparagaceae	6	1.32	6	1.71
Polypodiaceae	6	1.32	4	1.14
Solanaceae	6	1.32	3	0.86
Zingiberaceae	6	1.32	4	1.14
Acanthaceae	5	1.10	4	1.14
Berberidaceae	5	1.10	4	1.14
Lauraceae	5	1.10	4	1.14
Menispermaceae	5	1.10	4	1.14
Orchidaceae	5	1.10	4	1.14
Primulaceae	5	1.10	2	0.57
Anacardiaceae	4	0.88	3	0.86
Apocynaceae	4	0.88	3	0.86
Araliaceae	4	0.88	3	0.86
Brassicaceae	4	0.88	4	1.14
Celastraceae	4	0.88	3	0.86
Dioscoreaceae	4	0.88	2	0.57
Myrtaceae	4	0.88	3	0.86
Oleaceae	4	0.88	2	0.57
Phyllanthaceae	4	0.88	3	0.86
Urticaceae	4	0.88	4	1.14
Verbenaceae	4	0.88	4	1.14
Others	142	31.14	122	34.86
Total	456	100.00	350	100.00