Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants and their threats in Yeki district, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 10 Jaccard similarity index comparing the current study with earlier studies conducted in Ethiopia

Study Area	Species Number (a or b)	Common species(c)	Jaccard Index	Similarity (%)	References
Yeki	98	–	–	–	Present study area
Guraferda	81	38	0.17	17	[13]
Dalle	71	34	0.16	16	[47]
Ameya	78	32	0.15	15	[62]
West Gojam	97	32	0.14	14	[50]
Ensaro	101	27	0.13	13	[59]
Gera	63	25	0.13	13	[17]
Tulo	104	31	0.13	13	[32]
Borecha	81	26	0.12	12	[23]
Damo woyda	57	22	0.12	12	[66]
Gechi	70	24	0.12	12	[27]
Goro	84	26	0.12	12	[70]
Artuma fursi	92	25	0.11	11	[64]
Mojana	56	19	0.11	11	[54]
Zuway	73	22	0.11	11	[31]
Gurage	244	39	0.10	10	[8]
Asagirt	103	23	0.10	10	[24]
Gamo	188	32	0.1	10	[14]
Raya Kobo	91	21	0.1	10	[4]
Dawuro	274	41	0.1	10	[26]
Armachiho	78	19	0.09	9	[38]
Dibatie	170	26	0.09	9	[76]
Fadis	40	14	0.09	9	[19]
Habru	134	24	0.09	9	[60]
Sekela	121	23	0.09	9	[51]
Adwa	127	21	0.08	8	[55]
Kelela	82	17	0.08	8	[61]
Quarit	112	15	0.06	6	[67]

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