Woody Species Structure and Regeneration Status in Kafta Sheraro National Park Dry Forest, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Table 2
Natural regeneration status of woody species in Kafta Sheraro National Park.
S. no.
Scientific name (species)
Family
Hab.
SD
SPD
MD
RS
1
Acacia albida Del.
Fabaceae
T
0
0
0.31
None
2
Acacia etbaica Schweinf
Fabaceae
T
0
0
0.78
None
3
Acacia lahai Steud. & Hochst.ex Benth.
Fabaceae
T
0
0
0.94
None
4
Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth.
Fabaceae
T
2.2
3.8
69.7
Fair
5
Acacia oerforta (Forssk.) Schweinf.
Fabaceae
S
0.9
3
26.4
Fair
6
Acacia polyacantha Willd.
Fabaceae
T
0.8
1.6
7.19
Fair
7
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Fabaceae
T
0.5
3.8
24.8
Fair
8
Acacia seyal Del.
Fabaceae
T
0
0.9
5.31
Poor
9
Acacia sp. Mart
Fabaceae
T
0
0
1.72
None
10
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne.
Fabaceae
T
0
0
1.25
None
11
Adansonia digitata (L.)
Bombacaceae
T
0
0
4.22
None
12
Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Combretaceae
T
0
0
11.1
None
13
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del.
Balanitaceae
T
1.1
7.7
29.4
Fair
14
Boscia angustifolia var. angustifolia A. Rich.
Capparaceae
T/S
0
0
1.09
None
15
Boswellia papyrifera Hochst. ex A.
Burseraceae
T
0.6
1.7
27.8
Fair
16
Brucea antidysenterica J.F.
Simaroubaceae
T
0
0
0.47
None
17
Buddleja polystachya Fresen.
Loganiaceae
S
0
0
0.31
None
18
Burkea africana Hook.
Caesalpiniaceae
T
0
0
3.28
None
19
Cadaba farinosa Forssk.
Capparaceae
S
0
0
0.94
None
20
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton.
Asclepiadaceae
T
0
0
2.19
None
21
Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.
Capparaceae
T
0
0
0.63
None
22
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl.
Apocynaceae
S
0
0
1.72
None
23
Casuarina equisetifolia (L.)
Casuarinaceae
T
1.1
4.2
10.8
Fair
24
Combretum glutinosum Perr. ex DC.
Combretaceae
S
0
0
4.22
None
25
Combretum hartmannianum Schweinf.
Combretaceae
T
0.3
3.3
53.4
Fair
26
Combretum molle R. Br. ex G. Don.
Combretaceae
T
0
0.8
18.3
Poor
27
Combretum sp. Loefl.
Combretaceae
T
0
0
4.22
None
28
Commiphora boranensis K. Vollesen.
Burseraceae
T
0
0
5.00
None
29
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr.
Fabaceae
T
0
0.3
7.19
Poor
30
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.)Wight and Arn.
Fabaceae
T
0.3
6.4
22.3
Fair
31
Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F. White
Ebenaceae
T
0
0
2.19
None
32
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A. DC.
Ebenaceae
T
0
0
4.69
None
33
Feretia apodanthera Delile.
Rubiaceae
S
0
0
0.47
None
34
Ficus sycomorus (L.)
Moraceae
T
0
0-
0.31
None
35
Grewia bicolor Juss.
Tiliaceae
T/S
0
0
4.84
None
36
Grewia flavescens Juss.
Tiliaceae
T/S
0
0
2.03
None
37
Grewia mollis Juss.
Tiliaceae
T
0
0
0.63
None
38
Grewia villosa Willd.
Tiliaceae
S
0
0.5
1.72
Poor
39
Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart.
Arecaceae
T
1.4
7.8
15.0
Fair
40
Jasminum abyssinicum Hochst. ex DC.
Oleaceae
S
0
0
1.25
None
41
Lannea microcarpa Engl. & K. Krause.
Anacardiaceae
T
0
0
3.59
None
42
Leptadenia lanceolata (Poir.) Goyder.
Asclepiadaceae
S
0
0
0.47
None
43
Maytenus senegalensis Forssk.
Celastraceae
T
0
0
0.94
None
44
Melia azedarach (L.)
Meliaceae
T
0
0
0.47
None
45
Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod.
Moringaceae
T
0
0
0.63
None
46
Nerium oleander (L.)
Apocynaceae
S
0
0
0.47
None
47
Otostegia ellenbeckii Gurke.
Lamiaceae
S
0
0
0.31
None
48
Parkinsonia aculeata (L.)
Fabaceae
T
0
0
0.16
None
49
Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims.
Pittosporaceae
T
0
0
2.66
None
50
Plumbago zeylanica (L.)
Plumbaginaceae
S
0
0.2
0.78
Poor
51
Ricinus communis (L.)
Euphorbiaceae
S
0
0
0.63
None
52
Salvadora persica (L.)
Salvadoraceae
S
0
0
0.78
None
53
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Anacardiaceae
T
0
0
2.34
None
54
Senna singueana (Delile) Lock.
Fabaceae
S
0
0
0.16
None
55
Solanum incanum (L.)
Solanaceae
S
0
0
1.09
None
56
Sterculia africana Del.
Sterculiaceae
T
0
0
6.56
None
57
Stereospermum kunthianum Cham.
Bignoniaceae
T/S
0
0
3.28
None
58
Tamarindus indica (L.)
Fabaceae
T
0
0
9.22
None
59
Terminalia brownii Fresen.
Combretaceae
T
0.2
0.3
32.0
Fair
60
Terminalia laxiflora Engl. & Diels.
Combretaceae
T
0
0
1.56
None
61
Terminalia sp. L.
Combretaceae
T
0
0
1.09
None
62
Ziziphus mucronata Willd.
Rhamnaceae
T/S
0
0
2.66
None
63
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.
Rhamnaceae
T
1.3
2.3
13.6
Fair
64
Ζiziphus mauritiana Willd.
Rhamnaceae
T/S
0
0
0.63
None
65
Carica papaya (L.)
Caricaceae
T
—
—
—
—
66
Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Rutaceae
S
—
—
—
—
67
Mangifera indica (L.)
Anacardiaceae
T
—
—
—
—
68
Rhamnus prinoides L’Hér
Rhamnaceae
S
—
—
—
—
69
Cordia africana Lam.
Boraginaceae
T
—
—
—
—
70
Delonix regia (Boj. ex Hook.) Raf.
Fabaceae
T
—
—
—
—
(Mean ± SE)
—
—
10.7 ±0.4
48.6 ±1.57
466 ±12.8
—
Note. Plant species recorded outside plots area; Hab. = habit, T = tree; S = shrub; T/S = tree/shrub. MD = mature density (stem·ha−1); SD = seedling density (stem·ha−1); SPD = sapling density (stem·ha−1); regeneration status (RS) (G = good, F = fair, P = poor, and N = none regenerating); 0 = absence of individuals in seedling and/or sapling stages.
