Table 7 Average value of direct matrix ranking of plant species based on their general use values (fod = fodder, foo = food, firew = firewood, con = construction, fora = bee forage, furn = furniture, shad = shade and char = charcoal production)
Plant species | Use categories | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fod | Foo | Firw | Con | Fora | Furn | Shad | Char | Total | Rank | |
Acacia mellifera | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 1st |
Balanites aegyptiaca | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 4th |
Cordia africana | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6th |
Olea europaea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 2nd |
Syzygium guineense | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 5th |
Tamarindus indica | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 3rd |
Terminalia brownii | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 7th |
Ximenia americana | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8th |
Total | 31 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 13 | Â | Â |
Rank | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 8th | Â | Â |