Research Article
Floristic Composition, Diversity, and Vegetation Structure of Woody Species in Kahitassa Forest, Northwestern Ethiopia
Table 3
Density, relative density, frequency, relative frequency, basal area, relative dominance, and IVI of Kahitassa forest.
| No. | Species name | Density (haā1) | Relative density | Frequency (%) | Relative frequency | Basal area (haā1) | Relative dominance | IVI |
| 1 | Albizia schimperiana | 302.9 | 4.934 | 50 | 5.685 | 4.28 | 10.827 | 21.45 | 2 | Apodytes dimidiata | 55.77 | 0.909 | 46.154 | 5.248 | 5.16 | 13.05 | 19.21 | 3 | Bersama abyssinica | 282.7 | 4.605 | 37.179 | 4.227 | 1.65 | 4.1931 | 13.03 | 4 | Calpurnia aurea | 3.846 | 0.063 | 3.8462 | 0.437 | 0.02 | 0.0588 | 0.559 | 5 | Carduus macracanthus | 269.2 | 4.386 | 19.231 | 2.187 | 0.03 | 0.074 | 6.647 | 6 | Carissa spinarum | 9.615 | 0.157 | 15.385 | 1.749 | 0.12 | 0.3017 | 2.208 | 7 | Cassia alexandrina | 48.08 | 0.783 | 23.077 | 2.624 | 0.43 | 1.0837 | 4.491 | 8 | Clausena anisata | 29.81 | 0.486 | 11.538 | 1.312 | 0.16 | 0.4079 | 2.205 | 9 | Clematis simensis | 53.85 | 0.877 | 23.077 | 2.624 | 0.05 | 0.1138 | 3.615 | 10 | Clerodendron alatum | 7.692 | 0.125 | 3.8462 | 0.437 | 0.07 | 0.1688 | 0.731 | 11 | Clutia abyssinica | 85.58 | 1.394 | 26.923 | 3.061 | 0.05 | 0.1199 | 4.575 | 12 | Combretum molle | 109.6 | 1.786 | 57.692 | 6.56 | 1.09 | 2.749 | 11.09 | 13 | Croton macrostachyus | 226 | 3.681 | 42.308 | 4.81 | 2.98 | 7.544 | 16.04 | 14 | Cupressus lusitanica | 19.23 | 0.313 | 3.8462 | 0.437 | 0.14 | 0.351 | 1.102 | 15 | Dombeya torrida | 24.04 | 0.392 | 26.923 | 3.061 | 0.59 | 1.5015 | 4.954 | 16 | Ekebergia capensis | 31.73 | 0.517 | 23.077 | 2.624 | 0.73 | 1.8512 | 4.992 | 17 | Embelia schimperi | 84.62 | 1.378 | 30.769 | 3.499 | 0.44 | 1.1176 | 5.995 | 18 | Erythrina brucei | 4.808 | 0.078 | 3.8462 | 0.437 | 0.06 | 0.1442 | 0.66 | 19 | Eucalyptus globulus | 152.9 | 2.491 | 3.8462 | 0.437 | 0.41 | 1.0318 | 3.96 | 20 | Euphorbia abyssinica | 18.27 | 0.298 | 7.6923 | 0.875 | 0.67 | 1.6995 | 2.872 | 21 | Ficus sur | 11.54 | 0.188 | 15.385 | 1.749 | 1.06 | 2.6782 | 4.615 | 22 | Hagenia abyssinica | 28.85 | 0.47 | 3.8462 | 0.437 | 1.35 | 3.4268 | 4.334 | 23 | Hypericum quartinianum | 35.58 | 0.58 | 15.385 | 1.749 | 0.26 | 0.6601 | 2.989 | 24 | Juniperus procera | 7.692 | 0.125 | 7.6923 | 0.875 | 1.76 | 4.4586 | 5.459 | 25 | Maesa lanceolata | 79.81 | 1.3 | 38.462 | 4.373 | 0.42 | 1.0508 | 6.724 | 26 | Maytenus undata | 662.5 | 10.79 | 57.692 | 6.56 | 0.10 | 0.2539 | 17.61 | 27 | Nuxia congesta | 44.23 | 0.721 | 15.385 | 1.749 | 0.63 | 1.6008 | 4.071 | 28 | Oldeania alpina | 33.65 | 0.548 | 3.8462 | 0.437 | 0.04 | 0.0929 | 1.079 | 29 | Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata | 126 | 2.052 | 11.538 | 1.312 | 1.31 | 3.3104 | 6.674 | 30 | Pavetta abyssinica | 1444 | 23.53 | 61.538 | 6.997 | 1.41 | 3.5532 | 34.08 | 31 | Prunus africana | 75 | 1.222 | 38.462 | 4.373 | 4.71 | 11.906 | 17.5 | 32 | Rosa abyssinica | 39.42 | 0.642 | 15.385 | 1.749 | 0.15 | 0.3965 | 2.788 | 33 | Rubus apetalus | 363.5 | 5.921 | 26.923 | 3.061 | 0.04 | 0.1062 | 9.088 | 34 | Syzygium guineense subsp. guineense | 35.58 | 0.58 | 11.538 | 1.312 | 0.25 | 0.6242 | 2.516 | 35 | Urera hypselodendron | 75.96 | 1.237 | 15.385 | 1.749 | 0.43 | 1.0756 | 4.062 | 36 | Vachellia abyssinica | 323.1 | 5.263 | 34.615 | 3.936 | 6.30 | 15.933 | 25.13 | 37 | Vernonia amygdalina | 53.85 | 0.877 | 3.8462 | 0.437 | 0.02 | 0.0417 | 1.356 | 38 | Vernonia auriculifera | 877.9 | 14.3 | 42.308 | 4.81 | 0.17 | 0.4436 | 19.56 | Total | 6138 | 100 | 879.49 | 100 | 39.54 | 100 | 300 |
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