Prioritization of the Forest Species Most Exploited by the Communities Bordering the Natural Forests of Pobè and Dogo-Kétou in Southeastern Benin, West Africa: An Ethnobotanical Approach

Table 3

List of the five priority species identified by forest.

	Municipalities	Species	Score of the vulnerability index (VI)	Frequency (%)	Reproduction mode	Status
A1	Pobè	Milicia excelsa	2.98	40.82	Very slow	Be: EN; IUCN: VU
	Kétou	Vitellaria paradoxa	2.00	23.02	Very slow	Be: VU; IUCN: VU
A2	Pobè	Khaya senegalensis	3.00	12.16	Slow	Be: EN; IUCN: VU
	Kétou	Prosopis africana	2.37	13.67	Slow	Be: EN
A3	Pobè	Anogeissus leiocarpa	3.00	6.25	Slow	Not reported
	Kétou	Pterocarpus erinaceus	3.00	38.41	Slow	Be: EN
A4	Pobè	Ceiba pentandra	2.00	14,63	Very slow	Not reported
	Kétou	Khaya senegalensis	3.00	26.72	Slow	Not reported
A5	Pobè	Adansonia digitata	3.00	16.28	Very slow	Not reported
	Kétou	Anogeissus leiocarpa	2.09	55.00	Slow	Not reported

Be = Benin; EN: critically endangered species; VU = vulnerable species.