Human–forest interaction of useful plants in the Wof Ayzurish Forest, North Showa Zone, Ethiopia: cultural significance index, conservation, and threats

Table 3 Highest-ranking species according to the quantitative indices

Plant species	Basic values			Indices			Ranking
Plant species	NU	FC	UR	RFC	CI	CV	CI	RFC	CV
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata	9	53	177	0.53	1.77	0.8443	1	1	1
Juniperus procera	6	33	97	0.33	0.97	0.1906	2	3	3
Carissa spinarum	9	32	96	0.32	0.96	0.2765	3	4	2
Eucalyptus globulus	6	32	85	0.32	0.85	0.1632	4	5	5
Croton macrostachyus	8	39	63	0.36	0.63	0.1844	5	2	4
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia	8	32	45	0.32	0.45	0.1152	6	6	6
Olinia rochetiana	5	21	45	0.21	0.45	0.0473	7	10	9
Myrica salicifolia	5	21	40	0.21	0.4	0.042	8	11	11
Searsia pyroides var. pyroides	7	30	40	0.3	0.4	0.084	9	7	7
Osyris quadripartita	5	30	38	0.3	0.38	0.0432	10	8	10
Euclea divinorum	5	28	36	0.28	0.36	0.0504	11	9	8
Vachellia abyssinica	7	14	21	0.14	0.21	0.0206	12	13	12
Searsia retinorrhoea	7	16	19	0.16	0.19	0.0213	13	12	13
Ekebergia capensis	5	12	18	0.12	0.18	0.0102	14	12	14
Ficus sur	7	9	18	0.09	0.18	0.0101	15	15	15

NU number of use; FC frequency of citation; UR use report; CI cultural importance index; CV cultural value index; and RFC relative frequency of citation

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