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Table 5 Comparison of dominant plants by using indices and species ranking based on each index (RFC and CI)

From: Ethnobotany of the medicinal plants used by the ethnic communities of Kerman province, Southeast Iran

Family

Scientific name

RFC

CI

RFC ranking

CI ranking

Cucurbitaceae

Citrullus colocynthis (L) Schrad.

0.42

0.55

4

4

Asteraceae

Launaea acanthodes (Boiss.) Kuntze

0.37

0.58

4

4

Fabaceae

Glycyrrhiza glabra L.

0.56

0.64

3

4

Cupressaceae

Juniperus excelsa M.Bieb.

0.41

0.66

4

4

Apocynaceae

Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.

0.63

0.70

2

4

Lamiaceae

Mentha longifolia (L.) L.

0.49

0.74

3

3

Lythraceae

Lawsonia inermis L.

0.77

0.76

1

3

Apocynaceae

Cionura erecta (L.) Griseb.

0.31

0.77

4

3

Apocynaceae

Rhazya stricta Decne.

0.63

0.80

2

3

Asteraceae

Artemisia persica Boiss.

0.79

0.82

1

3

Berberidaceae

Berberis integerrima Bunge

0.66

0.84

2

3

Apiaceae

Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B.Fedtsch.

0.73

0.85

2

3

Bignoniaceae

Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem.

0.51

0.89

3

3

Anacardiaceae

Pistacia atlantica Desf.

0.75

0.96

2

2

Lamiaceae

Dracocephalum polychaetum Bornm.

0.64

1.00

2

2

Lamiaceae

Thymus fedtschenkoi Ronneger.

0.86

1.11

1

1

Lamiaceae

Rydingia persica (Burm.f.) Scheen &V.A.Albort

0.67

1.17

2

1

Lamiaceae

Teucrium polium L.

0.72

1.20

2

1

Lamiaceae

Zataria multiflora Boiss.

0.87

1.29

1

1

Lamiaceae

Nepeta cataria L.

0.89

1.51

1

1