Research Article

Ecological Features of Cultivated Stands of Aquilaria malaccensis Lam. (Thymelaeaceae), a Vulnerable Tropical Tree Species in Assamese Homegardens

Table 2

Community characteristics of different study sites of upper Assam, northeast India.

Study sitesNumber of familiesNumber of generaSpecies richnessSpecies richness indexDensity
(individuals ha−1)
Basal area
(m2ha−1)
Diversity
(Shannon’s )
CDEvenness index

BS3957644.274,4101.083.010.060.91
BMG3954635.161,4000.782.890.090.88
DG4363713.533,1000.652.520.120.84
DK4164754.138,0001.252.970.070.88
ETG641131418.223,6252.483.370.070.82
GP52851007.723,1971.743.440.050.86
GG731501889.493,3322.113.580.060.82
HBG53991187.783,2392.143.410.050.86
HK4463694.156,1000.762.940.070.91
HCG671361648.305,3413.093.560.050.86
JTG671221396.867,9472.233.370.070.84
JN52961119.392,3840.993.620.050.87
KWG7114116910.544,3702.293.660.060.82
KG5383966.203,7100.933.220.060.86
KBG641351607.694,1332.583.780.030.93
KNG601161367.603,5313.813.100.100.77
KH521031216.4710,3811.633.260.080.84
KHG3858684.584,0430.593.110.060.92
NG5282925.494,4550.543.210.050.90
NMG5278865.2113,4180.993.220.070.88
PS58951165.276,2001.053.100.080.86
PB671191399.232,7312.193.500.070.83
PFG4982916.103,8851.793.270.060.89
SP63971095.624,0332.373.070.070.85
SK5279867.142,3800.713.280.060.86
SMG651321647.775,2054.403.290.070.79
SNG59941075.475,5770.783.220.060.89