Table 8.
Average direct matrix ranking score of ten key informants for ten medicinal plant species with additional uses
| Medicinal plant species | Use categories | Total | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ch | Co | Fr &Tl | Fw | Md | |||
| Allophylus abyssinicus | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 4th |
| Combretum molle | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 5th |
| Ehretia cymosa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10th |
| Fagaropsis angolensis | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 2nd |
| Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3rd |
| Pappea capensis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8th |
| Podocarpus falcatus | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9th |
| Schrebera alata | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7th |
| Terminalia brownii | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6th |
| Warburgia ugandensis | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 1st |
| Total | 26 | 30 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 138 | |
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 5th | ||
N.B. Scores in the table indicate ranks given to medicinal plants based on their use diversity. The highest number (5) was given for the medicinal plant which informants thought was used commonly for the mentioned purpose and the lowest number (1) for the least needed for that purpose
Ch charcoal, Co construction, Fr & Tl furniture and tools, Fw firewood and Md medicinal