Research Article

Woody Species Diversity and Biomass Carbon Sequestration in Private Residential Green Infrastructure of Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 6

Species types and associated uses of private residential green infrastructure in Dilla town.

Use typeNo of speciesSpecies name

Food16Mangifera indica L Persea americana mill Moringa.stenopetala, Psidium guajava L annona senegalensis pers. Enset (ensete ventricosum (welw.) cheesman), Musa paradisiacal, Carica papaya, Prunus persica (L.), Manihot esculenta, Colocasia esculenta, Allium cepa, Ananas comosus, Saccharum officinarum and Phaseoulus oulgaris
Fodder11P. americana, M. paradisiaca, M. azandarach, Ensete ventricosum S. nilotica, S. officinarum, P. granatum, Cordia africana, Croton macrostachyus Vernonia amygdalina Milletea ferruginea
Microclimate melioration8M. azandarach, M. indica, Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf, Millettea ferruginea (Hochst.) Baker, Olea africana Mill. Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) E. ventricosum, Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. Ex R. Br
Medicinal value10Vernonia amygdalina Del, Melia azedarach L, M. stenopetala, Ruta chalepensis L, Ocinum basilicum, Lippia adoensis hochst, Ensete ventricosum (welw.), Punica granatum L Allium cepa L. Rhus vulgaris meikle
Spice5Mentha piperita (Nana), R. chalepensis, Lippia adoensis hochst, O. Basilicum rosmarinus officinalis (NILL)
Income supplementation11C. arabica, M. indica, M. paradisiaca, P. americana, P. Persica, A. senegalensis, E. ventricosum, Saccharum officinarum L M. stenopetala, Musa paradisiacal, Carica papaya
ornamental purpose7Dracaena steudneri engl, D. regia, Cupressus lusitanica miller. Borassus aethiopum mart. And Punica granatum, Spathodea nilotica Seem, Grevillea robusta