Research Article

Tree Species Diversity in a Naturally Regenerated Secondary Forest in the Ruhande Arboretum, Rwanda

Table 1

Tree and shrub species ranked from the most to the least abundant identified in the self-regenerated secondary forest in Ruhande Arboretum, Huye, Rwanda.

TreesShrubs

Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum.Maytenus heterophylla Eckl. & Zeyh. N. Robson
Polyscias fulva Hiern.Erythrococca bongensis Pax
Cedrela serrata RoyleLigustrum lucidium W.T. Aiton
Tecoma stans (Linn.) H. B. & K.Eriobotrya japonica (loquat)
Croton megalocarpus Hutsch.Acanthus pubescens (Thomson ex Oliv.) Engl.
Prunus africana (Hook.f.) KalkmanSenecio manii Hook.f.
Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Sm.Annona reticulata L.
Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.Dracaena steudneri Engl.
Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb.)Nicotiana tabacum L.
Erythrina abyssinica Lam ex DC.Calliandra calothyrsus Benth.
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.Leucaena divesifolia (Schltdl.) Benth.
Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. ex R.Br.
Spathodea companulata P. Beauv.
Euphorbia umbellata (Pax) Bruyns
Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don
Cupressus lusitanica Mill.
Ficus benjamini L.