Ethnobotanical Study on Wild Edible Plants in Metema District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 7

Direct matrix ranking for multipurpose use of five selected plant species for eight selected use values.

Use values	Balanites aegyptiaca	Ficus scycomorus	Terminalia laxiflora	Tamarindus indica	Ziziphus spina-christi	Total	Rank
	Is	Is	Is	Is	Is
MD	32	20	17	35	32	136	4th
FD	38	27	0	39	38	142	2nd
FR	18	13	17	20	32	100	7th
CH	8	19	40	14	25	106	6th
FW	16	12	40	21	19	108	5th
CI	39	3	38	29	29	138	3rd
SH	27	33	13	40	34	147	1st
AT	7	1	39	9	31	87	8th
Total	185	128	204	207	240
Rank	4th	5th	3rd	2nd	1st

Use values (MD = medicines, FD = food, FR = fodder, FW = fuel wood, CI = cash income, CH = construction and household implements, SH = shading, and AT = agricultural tools); Is = informants.