Assessment of Sustainability in Community Forests: A Study from Dolakha District, Nepal

Table 7

Importance value index and preference rank of tree species in CFs.

Scientific name	Simpani CF		Bolde Setidevi CF		Kalobhir CF
	IVI	Preference rank	IVI	Preference rank	IVI	Preference rank
Abies spectabilis					23.92	2
Alnus nepalensis	41.97	2
Alnus nepalensis					11.46	6
Daphniphyllum himalense					7.66	10
Eurya acuminata					7.03	11
Ficus neriifolia					1.98	5
Litsea cubeba			19.03	1
Litsea cubeba					12.92	1
Lyonia ovalifolia			6.51	12
Madhuca indica	31.34	6
Miliusa velutina	10.63	7
Murraya koenigii			11.7	11
Osmanthus fragrans			11.71	9
Pinus patula			23.06	6
Pinus patula					15.59	8
Pinus roxburghii	57.44	1
Pinus wallichiana			17.88	4
Quercus lamellosa			6.12	5
Quercus semecarpifolia			24.05	3
Quercus semecarpifolia					48.12	4
Rhododendron species			48.61	7
Rhododendron species	4.35	5			44.37	7
Schima wallichi	63.51	4
Symplocos pyrifolia			7.03	10
Symplocos racemosa			23.65	8
Symplocos racemosa					45.47	9
Terminalia chebula	4.57	3
Tsuga dumosa			7.65	2
Tsuga dumosa					81.5	3