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

Table 6

Summarized studies on plant species having high potential in storing carbon around Church yards in Ethiopia.

No	Scientific name	Family name	Local name	Location	Source
1	Juniperus procera	Cupressaceae	Yehabesha tsid	Yemrehane Kirstos Church Forest, North Ethiopia; selected Churches in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia; Sesa Mariam Monastery, Northwestern Ethiopia	[33, 46, 48, 49]
2	Eucalyptus globulus	Myrtaceae	Nech bahr zaf	Selected Churches in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia	[48]
3	Albizia gummifera	Fabaceae	Sesa	Sesa Mariam Monastery, Northwestern Ethiopia, selected Churches in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia,	[46, 48]
4	Olea europaea ssp. cuspidate	Oleaceae	Weira	Sesa Mariam Monastery, Northwestern Ethiopia; Yemrehane Kirstos Church Forest, North Ethiopia; selected Churches in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia;	[33, 46, 49, 51]
5	Acacia abyssinica	Fabaceae	Bazera gerar	Selected Churches in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia,	[48]
6	Cupressus lusitanica	Cupressaceae	Tsid	Selected Churches in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia; Addis Ababa city selected Church Forests	[48, 51]
7	Grevillea robusta	Proteaceae	Grevillea	Church Forests in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; St. Geberial and Medhaniakea Church Forests, Southern Ethiopia	[41, 49]
8	Cordia africana	Boraginaceae	Wanza	Church Forests in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	[49]
9	Acacia abyssinica	Fabaceae	Bazera gerar	Church Forests in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	[49]
10	Jacaranda mimosifolia	Bignoniaceae	Ytemnja zaf	St. Geberial and Medhaniakea Church Forests, Southern Ethiopia	[41]