An Ethnobotanical Study of Wild Edible Plants in Tach Gayint District, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 4

Direct matrix ranking of six plant species by ten informants based on five use criteria.

Use categories	Direct matric ranking of selected wild edible plants
	Acacia abyssinica	Carissa spinarum	Cordia africana	Ficus vasta	Rosa abyssinica	Total	Rank
Charcoal	4	2	3	3	0	12	5^th
Medicine	2	3	2	1	3	11	6^th
Fire wood	4	3	3	2	4	16	1^st
Agricultural tool	3	2	5	2	1	13	4^th
Fence	4	3	3	1	3	14	3^rd
Food	1	3	4	4	3	15	2^nd
Total	18	16	20	13	14
Rank	2^rd	3^nd	1^st	5^th	4^th

5 = best; 4 = very good; 3 = good; 2 = less used; 1 = least used; 0 = no value.