Review on Selected Church Forests of Ethiopia: Implication for Plant Species Conservation and Climate Change Mitigation

Table 3

Summarized studies on dominant woody plant species around Church area.

No	Scientific name	Family name	Local name	Origin	Habitat	Source
1	Olea europaea ssp. cuspidate	Oleaceae	Weira	Indigenous	Tree	[22, 33, 36–38, 48, 50]
2	Juniperus procera	Cupressaceae	Yehabesha tsid	Exotic	Tree	[22, 33, 36, 38, 48, 50, 51]
3	Croton macrostachyus	Euphorbiaceae	Bisana	Indigenous	Tree	[22, 37, 49, 50, 52]
4	Calpurnia aurea	Fabaceae	Ginda	Indigenous	Shrub	[22, 33, 34, 46, 52]
5	Olea africana	Oleaceae	Olea	Indigenous	Tree	[28, 33, 35, 36, 51]
6	Ziziphus mucronata	Rhamnaceae	Geba/qurqura	Indigenous	Shrub or small tree	[25, 29, 53]
7	Terminalia brownii	Combretaceae	Abalo/weyba	Indigenous	Shrub or small tree	[2]
8	Ziziphus abyssinica	Rhamnaceae	Abetere	Indigenous	Tree	[2]
9	Dichrostachys cinerea	Fabaceae	Ader	Indigenous	Shrub	[2, 33, 37]
10	Carissa spinarum	Apocynaceae	Agam	Indigenous	Shrub or climber	[46, 50, 54]
11	Maytenus arbutifolia (A. Rich.) Wilczek	Celastraceae	Atatt	Endemic	Shrub	[27, 33, 38]
12	Allophylus abyssinicus	Sapindaceae	Embis	Indigenous	Tree	[33, 37, 48, 49, 51]
13	Acacia abyssinica	Fabaceae	Bazera gerar	Indigenous	Tree	[33, 36, 37, 48, 50]
14	Eucalyptus globulus	Myrtaceae	Nech bahir zaf	Exotic	Tree	[37, 38, 48, 50]
15	Albizia gummifera	Fabaceae	Sesa	Indigenous	Tree	[33, 46, 48, 50]
16	Podocarpus falcatus	Podocarpaceae	Zigba	Indigenous	Tree	[33, 34, 38, 50, 51]
17	Celtis africana	Ulmaceae	Qawt	Indigenous	Tree	[38, 45]
18	Cupressus lusitanica	Cupressaceae	Tisd	Exotic	Tree	[36, 49, 51]
19	Pinus radiata	Pinaceae	Pinus	Indigenous	Tree	[49, 51]
20	Albizia schimperiana	Fabaceae	Shimoro	Indigenous	Tree	[36, 37, 46]
21	Acacia melanoxylon	Fabaceae	Omedla	Exotic	Tree	[38]
22	Cordia africana	Boraginaceae	Wanza	Indigenous	Tree	[38]
23	Carissa spinarum	Apocynaceae	Agam	Indigenous	Shrub	[36]