Population Structure and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species in Tulu Korma Dry Afromontane Forest, West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 1

Density (no. of stems ha⁻¹), frequency (%), basal area (dominance) (m² ha⁻¹) and important value index of woody plant species with DBH ≥ 3.5 cm.

No	Scientific name	Family	D	Fr	BA	IVI
1	Acacia abyssinica hocst. ex benth	Fabaceae	171	58	14.89	21.32
2	Acacia albida delile	Fabaceae	16	35	0.16	2.41
3	∗Acacia mearnsii De wild	Fabaceae	4	14	0.03	0.85
4	Acacia melanoxylon R. Br	Fabaceae	20	23	0.16	2.03
5	Acacia seyal Delile	Fabaceae	6	37	0.05	2.11
6	Acanthus sennii Chiov	Acanthaceae	37	19	0.05	1.87
7	Adhatoda schimperiana (Hochst.) Hochst. ex Nees	Acanthaceae	1.12	21	0.001	1.09
8	∗Aeschynomene abyssinica (A. Rich.) vatke	Fabaceae	15	6	0.04	0.82
9	Albizia schimperiana Oliv	Fabaceae	1	25	0.05	1.34
10	Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk	Sapindaceae	32	10	0.07	1.67
11	Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn	Icacinaceae	39	38	0.04	3.23
12	Arundo donax L	Poaceae	25	40	0.07	2.89
13	Bersama abyssinica Fresen	Melanthiaceae	65	19	1.48	4.34
14	Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd	Nyctaginaceae	9	21	0.01	1.37
15	Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill	Simaroubaceae	30	25	1.07	3.16
16	Buddleja davidii Franch	Budlejaceae	5	13	0.003	0.82
17	Buddleja polystachya Fresen	Budlejaceae	1	17	0.001	0.89
18	Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston	Fabaceae	2	6	0.001	0.36
19	Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels	Myrtaceae	8	6	0.004	0.55
20	Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth	Fabaceae	84	12	0.47	4.47
21	∗Capparis tomentosa Lam	Capparidaceae	8	13	0.05	0.94
22	Carissa spinarum L	Apocynaceae	106	52	5.34	10.67
23	Cassipourea malosana (Baker) Alston	Rhizophoraceae	1	15	0.001	0.78
24	Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook.f. ex Benth	Rutaceae	1	17	0.01	0.90
25	Coffea arabica L	Rubiaceae	3	6	0.01	0.39
26	Cordia africana Lam	Boraginaceae	138	48	5.48	11.60
27	Crotalaria rosenii (Pax) Milne-Redh. ex Polhill	Fabaceae	4	6	0.03	0.45
28	Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile	Euphorbiaceae	100	46	5.44	10.26
29	Cupressus lusitanica Mill	Cupressaceae	3	25	0.02	1.36
30	Dicrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Am	Fabaceae	10	4	0.02	0.54
31	Dodonaea angustifolia L. f	Sapindaceae	97	10	0.19	3.83
32	Dovyalis abyssinica (A.Rich.) Warb	Flacourtiaceae	10	42	0.02	2.45
33	Ekebergia capensis Sparrm	Meliaceae	9	38	0.22	2.39
34	Embelia schimperi Vatke	Myrsinaceae	6	37	0.01	2.06
35	∗Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A.Rich	Fabaceae	3	10	0.01	0.61
36	∗Erythrina brucei Schweinf	Fabaceae	8	13	0.09	0.98
37	Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh	Myrtaceae	23	8	0.16	1.25
38	Eucalyptus globulus Labill	Myrtaceae	6	12	0.02	0.80
39	Euclea divinorum Hiern	Ebenaceae	63	4	0.44	2.86
40	Euphorbia abyssinica J.F.Gmel	Euphorbiaceae	50	15	0.22	2.64
41	Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch	Euphorbiaceae	16	13	0.02	1.18
42	Ficus palmata Forssk	Moraceae	139	8	1.63	6.34
43	Ficus sur Forssk	Moraceae	17	50	1.61	4.45
44	∗Ficus sycomorus L	Moraceae	7	6	0.22	0.71
45	Ficus vasta Forssk	Moraceae	6	4	0.80	1.08
46	∗Flacourtia indica (Burn.f.) Merr	Flacourtiaceae	7	7.56	0.01	0.45
47	Galiniera saxifraga (Hochst.) Bridson	Rubiaceae	38	6	0.06	1.59
48	Grewia ferruginea Hochst. ex A. Rich	Tiliaceae	33	4	0.24	1.47
49	Hypericum quartinianum A. Rich	Hypericaceae	11	23	0.01	1.51
50	Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endle	Cupressaceae	180	42	12.16	18.46
51	Laggera pterodonta (DC.) Sch. Bip. ex Oliv	Asteraceae	5	21	0.003	1.22
52	Lippia adoensis var. koseret Sebsebe	Verbenaceae	6	12	0.01	1.16
53	Maesa lanceolata Forssk	Myrsinaceae	3	6	0.02	0.41
54	∗Maytenus arbutifolia (Hoscht. ex A. Rich.) R. Wilczek	Celastraceae	8	6	0.02	0.58
55	∗Maytenus gracilipes (Welw. ex Oliv.) Exell	Celastraceae	3	6	0.01	0.41
56	∗Maytenus obscura (A. Rich.) Cufod	Celastraceae	4	10	0.01	0.64
57	Maytenus undata (Thunb.) BlakeBlakelock	Celastraceae	5	8	0.01	0.55
58	Millettia ferruginea (Hochst.) Hochst. ex Baker	Fabaceae	45	13	1.10	3.07
59	Myrica salicifolia Hochst. ex A. Rich	Myricaceae	4	15	0.04	0.92
60	Myrsine africana L	Myrsinaceae	26	19	0.32	2.06
61	Nuxia congesta R.Br. ex Fresen	Loganiaceae	5	6	0.002	0.46
62	Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth	Lamiaceae	2	4	0.001	0.26
63	Ocimum urticifolia Roth	Lamiaceae	3	4	0.002	0.30
64	Olea europaea L	Oleaceae	247	63	29.99	37.06
65	Osyris quadripartita Salzm. ex Decne	Santalaceae	3	13	0.023	0.77
66	Otostegia tomentosa subsp. ambigens (Chiov.) Sebald	Lamiaceae	8	11	0.01	0.80
67	Pavetta abyssinica Fresen	Rubiaceae	4	10	0.001	0.61
68	Phoenix reclinata Jacq	Arecaceae	1	6	0.001	0.33
69	Phytolacca dodecandra L`Herit	Phytolaccaceae	1	17	0.001	0.88
70	Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims	Pittosporaceae	24	21	0.18	1.98
71	Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N. Page	Podocarpaceae	173	67	25.90	31.32
72	Premna schimperi Engl	Verbenaceae	3	25	0.01	1.34
73	∗Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk.) Brenan	Fabaceae	7	4	0.01	0.42
74	Rhamnus prinoides L’Herit	Rhamnaceae	4	27	0.01	1.50
75	Rhamnus staddo A.Rich	Rhamnaceae	22	17	0.09	1.63
76	Rhus glutinosa Hoscht. ex A. Rich	Anacardiaceae	65	29	0.91	4.36
77	Rhus vulgaris Meikle	Anacardiaceae	10	21	0.12	1.48
78	Ricinus communis L	Euphorbiaceae	45	33	0.17	3.89
79	∗Rosa abyssinica R.Br. ex Lindl	Rosaceae	3	13	0.01	0.77
80	Rubus steudneri Schweinf	Rosaceae	37	31	0.12	2.86
81	Rytigynia neglecta (Hiern) Robyns	Rubiaceae	8	13	0.11	1.02
82	Salix subserrata Willd	Salicaceae	19	37	0.05	2.53
83	Sapium ellipticum (Hochst.) Pax	Euphorbiaceae	2	6	0.004	0.38
84	Schefflera abyssinica Harms	Araliaceae	49	34.6	0.15	3.14
85	Schinus molle L	Anacardiaceae	100	37	2.09	6.93
86	Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby	Fabaceae	7	9.62	0.01	0.71
87	Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr	Fabaceae	4	8	0.04	0.02
88	∗Solanum incanum L	Solanaceae	7	15	0.004	0.98
89	Solanum marginatum L.f	Solanaceae	90	15	0.11	3.79
90	Stephania abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A. Rich) Walp	Menispermaceae	10	33	0.06	2.03
91	Syzygium guineense (Wild.) DC	Myrtaceae	9	23	0.004	1.45
92	Tacazzea apiculata Oliv	Apocyanaceae	5	10	0.028	0.69
93	Teclea nobilis Delile	Rutaceae	11	10	0.13	0.97
94	∗Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq	Tiliaceae	6	13	0.06	0.90
95	Vepris dainelli (Pic.Serm.) Kokwaro	Rutaceae	33	17	0.07	1.99
96	Vernonia adoensis Sch. Bip. ex Walp	Asteraceae	104	38	0.66	5.86
97	Vernonia amygdalina Delile	Asteraceae	35	21	0.04	2.22
98	Vernonia leopoldii (Sch. Bip.) Vatke	Asteraceae	14	13	0.20	1.28
99	Vernonia myriantha Hook.f	Asteraceae	1	6	0.001	0.33
100	Vernonia urticifolia A. Rich	Asteraceae	36	29	0.04	2.66
101	Ximenia americana L	Olacaceae	20	37	0.02	2.52
	Total		3020		116.18	299.03

Note. D = density, Fr = frequency, BA = basal area (dominance) and IVI = important value index. ∗ indicates species with poor regeneration status and least IVI (<1) values.