Table 14.

The Cultural Significance Index (CSI) of some most cited plants: NIC = Number of informant citation, WV = Weighted Variables i = species management [managed (2) or non-managed (1)], e = Use preference [preferred (2) or not preferred (1)], c = Use frequency [frequently used (2) or rarely used (1)], CF = Correction factor [the number of informant citations for a given species divided by the number of informant citations for the most cited species]. (fod = fodder, foo = food, con = construction, fora = bee forage, furn = furniture, shad = shade and Cul/Rit = Cultural/Ritual use)

No	Plant species	WV	NIC	Specific uses							Sum	CF	CSI
				Fod	Foo	Con	Fora	Furn	Shad	Cul/Rit	(i * e * c)
1	Terminalia brownie	52	(i)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
			(e)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
			(c)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
			(i * e * c)	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	25	0.76	19
2	Piliostigma thonningii	47	(i)	2	1	1	2	2	1	1
			(e)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(c)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(i * e * c)	8	4	4	8	8	4	4	40	0.69	27.6
3	Balanites aegyptiaca	54	(i)	2	2	1	2	1	2	1
			(e)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(c)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(i * e * c)	8	8	4	8	4	8	4	44	0.79	34.7
4	Tamarindus indica	58	(i)	1	2	1	2	1	2	1
			(e)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(c)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(i * e * c)	4	8	4	8	4	8	4	40	0.85	34
5	Grewia ferruginea	68	(i)	2	1	2	2	1	2	2
			(e)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(c)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(i * e * c)	8	4	8	8	4	8	8	48	1	48
6	Olea europaea	62	(i)	2	1	2	2	2	2	1
			(e)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(c)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
			(i * e * c)	8	4	8	8	8	8	4	48	0.91	43.7