Research Article
Plant Species Composition and Conservation Values at Dilla University Botanical and Ecotourism Garden, Dilla, Ethiopia
Table 1
The number of families, genera, and species of plants in DUBEG (RF = relative frequency).
| | Family | Genera | Species | RF (%) |
| | Acanthaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.74 | | Acoraceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Adiantaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Aizoaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Aloaceae | 1 | 3 | 0.74 | | Amaranthaceae | 2 | 4 | 0.98 | | Amaryllidaceae | 2 | 3 | 0.74 | | Anacardiaceae | 4 | 6 | 1.47 | | Annonaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Apiaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.74 | | Apocynaceae | 8 | 9 | 2.21 | | Aquifoliaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Araceae | 8 | 8 | 1.97 | | Araliaceae | 3 | 4 | 0.98 | | Araucariaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Arecaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Asparagaceae | 7 | 6 | 1.47 | | Asphodelaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Asteraceae | 11 | 20 | 4.91 | | Balsaminaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Bignoniaceae | 4 | 4 | 0.98 | | Bombacaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Boraginaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.74 | | Brassicaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Bromeliaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Burseraceae | 1 | 2 | 0.49 | | Cactaceae | 3 | 5 | 1.23 | | Cannabaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Cannaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Capparidaceae | 2 | 3 | 0.74 | | Caricaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Caryophyllaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Casuarinaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Celestraceae | 1 | 4 | 0.98 | | Combretaceae | 2 | 12 | 2.95 | | Commelinaceae | 2 | 4 | 0.98 | | Convolvulaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Crassulaceae | 6 | 9 | 2.21 | | Cucurbitaceae | 4 | 5 | 1.23 | | Cupressaceae | 3 | 4 | 0.98 | | Cyperaceae | 1 | 7 | 1.72 | | Dioscoreaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.49 | | Dracaenaceae | 1 | 3 | 0.74 | | Drynariaceae | 1 | 3 | 0.74 | | Ebenaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Euphorbiaceae | 11 | 22 | 5.41 | | Fabaceae | 24 | 44 | 10.8 | | Flacourtiaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Geraniaceae | 1 | 3 | 0.74 | | Hypericaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Labiatae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Lamiaceae | 14 | 20 | 4.91 | | Lauraceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Loganiaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.74 | | Loranthaceae | 4 | 4 | 0.98 | | Malvaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.74 | | Marantaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Meliaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.74 | | Melianthaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Menispermaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Mimosaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Moraceae | 1 | 7 | 1.72 | | Moringaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.49 | | Musaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Myrsinaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.74 | | Myrtaceae | 5 | 6 | 1.47 | | Nyctaginaceae | 2 | 3 | 0.74 | | Oleaceae | 3 | 4 | 0.98 | | Oxalidaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Papilionaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Passifloraceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Phytolaccaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Pinaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Piperaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Pittosporaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Plantaginaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Poaceae | 14 | 22 | 5.41 | | Podocarpaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Polygonaceae | 4 | 5 | 1.23 | | Proteaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Pteridaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Punicaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Ranunculaceae | 1 | 3 | 0.74 | | Rhamnaceae | 3 | 5 | 1.23 | | Rosaceae | 4 | 7 | 1.72 | | Rubiaceae | 6 | 6 | 1.47 | | Rutaceae | 6 | 6 | 1.47 | | Salicaceae | 2 | 3 | 0.74 | | Santalaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Sapindaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Sapotaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Scrophulariaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Simaroubaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Smilacaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Solanaceae | 6 | 9 | 2.21 | | Tiliaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Tropaeolaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Urticaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.49 | | Verbenaceae | 5 | 5 | 1.23 | | Violaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Vitaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.74 | | Woodsiaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | | Zingiberaceae | 4 | 4 | 0.98 | | Zygophyllaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| | Total | 287 | 408 | 100 |
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