Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province of Sri Lanka

Table 2

Family importance value (FIV) of the ten plant families with the highest FIV.

Family	FIV (%)
Zingiberaceae	22.8
Apiaceae	19.9
Acanthaceae	18.3
Rutaceae	12.6
Fabaceae	10.2
Amaranthaceae	9.7
Menispermaceae	9.3
Apocynaceae	8.9
Cucurbitaceae	8.1
Meliaceae	7.7