Research Article

Forest Systems Services Provisioning in Africa: Case of Gambari Forest Reserve, Ibadan, Nigeria

Table 2

Obtainable medicinal plants collected by the respondents (Nā€‰=ā€‰194).

VariableScientific nameAvailability of medicinal plantsNonavailability of medicinal plants

Awopa (Yaani)Enantia chlorantha136 (70.1%)58 (29.9%)
Beau (Jenjoko)Cissampelos owariensis128 (65.9%)66 (34.0%)
Benth (Oruwo)Morinda lucida129 (66.4%)65(33.5%)
Bitter kola (Orogbo)Garcinia kola143 (73.7%)51 (26.3%)
Coral plant (Ogege)Jatropha multifida172 (88.7%)22 (11.3%)
Cotton leaf (Botuje pupa)Jatropha gossypiifolia168 (86.6%)26 (13.4%)
Cut leaf cherry (Koropo)Physalis angulata142 (73.2%)52 (26.8%)
Ginger (Ata ile)Zingiber officinale150 (77.3%)44 (22.7%)
Girdle pod (Irawo ile)Mitracarpus scaber157 (80.9%)37 (19.1%)
IyeyeSpondia mombin149 (76.8%)45 (23.2%)
Mint leaf (Ewe minti)Mentha x piperita166 (85.6%)28 (14.4%)
Moringa (Ewe ile)Moringa oleifera164 (84.5%)30 (15.5%)
Locust bean (Igi iru)Parkia biglobosa101 (52.1%)93 (47.9%)
SatinwoTerminalia ivorensis157 (80.9%)37 (19.1%)
Schumach (Ajinrin)Momordica foetida99 (51.1%)95 (48.9%)
Shea tree (Ori)Butyrospermum paradoxum176 (90.7%)18 (9.3%)
White weed (Imiesu)Ageratum conyzoides144 (74.2%)50 (25.8%)

Source: Fieldwork 2020.