Table 15.
Jaccard’s Coefficient of Similarity (JCS) b/n the current study and other similar studies conducted in Ethiopia
| Study area/Author/s | a | b | c | JCS | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buska Mountain Range (present study) | 145 | – | – | ||
| Afar Region, North Eastern Ethiopia [28] | 103 | 28 | 42 | 0.24 | 24 |
| East Gojjam Zone of Amhara region[29] | 98 | 46 | 47 | 0.25 | 25 |
| Meinit ethnic group of Ethiopia [30] | 116 | 22 | 29 | 0.26 | 26 |
| Debre Libanos Wereda, Central Ethiopia[31] | 93 | 31 | 52 | 0.30 | 30 |
| Blue Hora District/ [32] | 81 | 45 | 64 | 0.33 | 33 |
| Fiche District/Central Ethiopia [33] | 79 | 89 | 66 | 0.28 | 28 |
| Gera district, Ethiopia [34] | 112 | 30 | 33 | 0.19 | 19 |
| Konta Special Woreda, Southern [35] | 106 | 84 | 39 | 0.16 | 16 |
| South Omo/Southern Ethiopia [36] | 104 | 53 | 41 | 0.20 | 20 |
| Amaro Woreda [37] | 101 | 15 | 44 | 0.26 | 26 |
| Tigray Regional State/Northern Ethiopia [38] | 95 | 35 | 50 | 0.27 | 27 |
| Wayu Tuka District, West Ethiopia [39] | 95 | 79 | 50 | 0.21 | 21 |
| Wonago Woreda/South Ethiopia [40] | 97 | 24 | 48 | 0.28 | 28 |
| North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State[41] | 75 | 85 | 70 | 0.30 | 30 |
| Northwestern Ethiopia[42] | 119 | 19 | 26 | 0.16 | 16 |
| Western Ethiopia [43] | 127 | 8 | 18 | 0.20 | 20 |
| Ethiopian common medicinal plants [44] | 97 | 32 | 48 | 0.27 | 27 |