Research Article
An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Kelala District, South Wollo Zone of Amhara Region, Northeastern Ethiopia
Table 5
Average direct matrix ranking score of five key informants for five multipurpose medicinal plants.
| | Use diversity | Cordia africana Lam. | Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don.) Cif. | Eucalyptus globulus Labill. | Acacia abyssinica Hochst ex. Benth. | Croton macrostachyus Del. |
| | Medicine | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | Food | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Fuel wood | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | Charcoal | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | Construction | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | | Furniture | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | Forage | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | Total | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | | Rank | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
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