Table 6 Comparison between present and previous studies, as performed by Jaccard Index (JI)
From: Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the mountainous regions of Semnan Province, Iran
No | Province | Study area | Indices | JI | Citation | Use category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kerman | Sirjan | a: 37 | 10.63 | Nasab et al. [50] | Wild food plants |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 10 | ||||||
2 | Western Iran | Hawraman-Mukriyan | a: 44 | 8.82 | Sulaiman et al. [51] | Wild food plants |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 9 | ||||||
3 | Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad | Dilegan | a: 21 | 6.02 | Forozeuh et al. [40] | Edible |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 5 | ||||||
4 | Golestan | Khosh Yeilagh | a: 30 | 6.59 | Kiasi et al. [46] | Medicinal and edible |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 6 | ||||||
5 | Gilan | Jubon | a: 34 | 4.12 | Ghadimi Joboni and Ghavam [41] | Medicinal and edible |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 4 | ||||||
6 | Golestan | Kechik | a: 45 | 3.70 | Heshmati et al. [48] | Medicinal and edible |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 4 | ||||||
7 | Razavi Khorasan | Neyshabur | a: 70 | 10.48 | Hosseini et al. [44] | Medicinal |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 13 | ||||||
8 | Golestan | Khosh Yeilagh | a: 84 | 3.42 | Kiasi et al. 2020 [46] | Medicinal |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 5 | ||||||
9 | Golestan and Khorasan | Among Turkmens of Iran | a:136 | 2.52 | Ghorbani [42] | Medicinal |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 5 | ||||||
10 | Northeast Iran | Zangelanlo | a: 52 | 0.84 | Amiri et al. [47] | Medicinal |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 1 | ||||||
11 | North of Iran | Qizilbash Tribe | a: 84 | 2.72 | Kiasi et al. 2023 [49] | Medicinal |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 4 | ||||||
12 | Kerman | Sirjan | a: 43 | 6.79 | Nasab and Khosravi [45] | Medicinal |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 7 | ||||||
13 | West Azerbaijan | Northwestern Iran | a: 82 | 3.47 | Salteh et al. [43] | Medicinal |
b: 67 | ||||||
c: 5 |