Table 7.
Results of ten informants for ten multipurpose medicinal plants species
| Medicinal plant | Use categories | T | OU | MU | R | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF | AT | CH | CL | CN | FH | FU | FW | Id | L | Md | SD | |||||
| Croton macrostachyus | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| Ficus vasta | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| Vepris daniellii | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| S.guineense | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
| Vernonia theophrastifolia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Juniperus procera | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Prunus africana | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 4 | 6 |
| Maesa lanceolata | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Polyscias fulva | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 16 | 4 | 5 |
| Dombeya torrida | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 26 | 48 | 26 | 41 | 49 | 10 | 46 | 50 | 28 | 44 | 49 | 36 | 46 | |||
5 = best, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = less used, 1 = least used and ,0 = no value) (where AF = animal feed, agricultural tool, CH = charcoal, CN = construction material, FH = food, FU = furniture, FW = firewood, MU = general medicinal uses, OU = general other uses, I = indicator plant, L = live fence, Md = medicinal, R = rank, SD = shade, T = total