Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Sterculia setigera Del. in the Sudanian Zone of Togo (West Africa)

Table 4

Importance of plant use indices of S. setigera among Konkomba ethnic group of Sudanian area, Togo.

Plant parts	RUplantpart	PPV	Specific reported use	SU	IUV
Wood	11	0.11	Magicomystic	2	0.18
			Firewood	9	0.82
			Epilepsy	2	0.06
			Stomachache	7	0.21
Bark	33	0.34	Heart trouble	7	0.21
			Local beer fermentation	17	0.52
Leaf	32	0.33	Against dust mite	26	0.81
			Pimples	6	0.19
Gum	4	0.04	Cosmetics	4	1.00
Root	18	0.18	Gonorrhea	9	0.50
			Stomachache	9	0.50
RU	98

RU_plantpart: plant part reported use; RU: reported use; PPV: plant part value; SU: specific use; IUV: interspecific use-value.