Research Article

Analysis of Structure and Diversity of the Kilengwe Forest in the Morogoro Region, Tanzania

Table 2

Species Importance Index Values for the studied plots in the Kilengwe Forest (Rf: relative frequency, RDe: relative density, RDo: relative dominance, and IVI: Species Importance Value).

Species nameRfRDeRDoIVI

Julbernadia globiflora (Benth.) Troupin3.73.56.013.3
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. and Perr.1.91.58.111.5
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth.3.74.03.211.0
Burkea Africana Hook.f.3.13.53.610.2
Synsepalum cerasiferum (Welw.) T.D. Penn.3.13.53.29.8
Albizia glaberrima (Schum. and Thonn.) Benth.2.52.53.28.2
Ophrypetalum odoratum Diels.2.53.02.47.9
Dombeya natalensis Sond.2.53.02.07.5
Ehretia amoena Klotzsch.1.92.52.87.1
Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague.2.52.51.96.9
Vitex doniana Sweet3.12.51.36.9
Strychnos spinosa Lam.1.92.52.46.8
Bauhinia petersiana Bolle1.93.01.76.6
Acacia nigrescens Oliv.2.52.51.66.6
Dalbergia boehmii Taub.1.93.01.76.6
Stereospermum kunthianum Cham.2.52.51.46.4
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst2.52.51.16.1
Myrianthus holstii Engl.1.92.02.26.1
Diospyros squarrosa Klotzsch.2.52.51.16.1
Deinbollia borbonica Scheff.2.52.01.45.9
Albizia petersiana (Bolle) Oliv.1.21.53.15.9
Trema orientalis (L.) Blume2.52.01.25.7
Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K. Schum.1.91.52.05.4
Albizia versicolor Welw. ex Oliver1.22.02.05.3
Acacia polyacantha Wild.1.21.52.55.2
Terminalia sambesiaca Engl. and Diels.1.22.01.85.0
Acacia seyal Del.1.21.52.25.0
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.1.21.02.64.8
Ficus lutea Vahl.1.91.51.34.7
Dombeya rotundifolia (Hochst.) Planch.1.91.51.14.5
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg0.60.53.34.4
Cynometra ulugurensis Harms.1.21.51.54.3
Parkia filicoidea 1.21.02.04.2
Cussonia spicata Thunb.1.91.50.74.1
Khaya anthotheca (Welw.) C. DC.1.21.01.63.8
Oncoba spinosa Forssk.1.21.51.03.8
Harungana madagascariensis Lam.ex Poiret0.60.52.43.6
Acacia caffra Thunb. Wild. 1.21.01.23.5
Commiphora africana (A.Rich.) Endl.1.21.01.03.3
Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don.1.21.01.03.2
Brachystegia temarindoides Benth.1.21.00.93.1
Allanblackia ulugurensis Engl.1.21.00.73.0
Grewia similis K. Schum.1.21.00.72.9
Breonadia salicina (Vahl) Happer and J.R.I. Wood1.21.00.62.8
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L. Webster1.21.00.52.8
Englerophytum natalense (Sond.) T.D. Penn.1.21.00.52.7
Anthocleista grandiflora L.1.21.00.42.7
Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.1.21.00.42.6
Ficus exasperate Vahl.1.21.00.42.6
Cussonia zimmermannii Harms. 0.60.51.12.2
Lonchocarpus bussei Harms.0.60.50.92.0
Cassipourea malosana Alston0.61.00.42.0
Sterculia appendiculata K. Schum.0.60.50.71.8
Pterocarpus tinctorius Welw.0.60.50.51.6
Scrodophleous fischeri (Taub.) J. Leon0.60.50.51.6
Cassia abbreviata Oliv.0.60.50.41.5
Oxyanthus goetzei K. Schum0.60.50.31.5
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.0.60.50.31.4
Annona senegalensis Pers.0.60.50.31.4
Combretum adenogonium Steud. ex Rich.0.60.50.21.3
Diplorhynchus condylocarpon (Muell.Arg.) Pichon0.60.50.21.3
Markhamia zanzibarica Bojer ex DC.0.60.50.21.3
Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill and Perr) Brennan0.60.50.21.3
Commiphora eminii Engl.0.60.50.21.3
Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Pax0.60.50.21.3
Tabernaemontana pachysiphon Stapf0.60.50.21.3
Pouteria altissima (A.Chev.) Baehni0.60.50.21.3

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