Research Article

Woody Species Diversity in Traditional Agroforestry Practices of Dellomenna District, Southeastern Ethiopia: Implication for Maintaining Native Woody Species

Table 7

List of woody species and their Important Value Index in traditional agroforestry of Burkitu Kebele in Dellomenna District, Southeastern Ethiopia.

NumberScientific nameFamilyFreRF%ABRAB%DBH (cm)RD (%)IVI%

1Annona reticulata L.Annonaceae910.236614.4415.700.4425.11
2Calpurnia aurea (Lam.)Fabaceae33.419019.690.000.0023.10
3Casimiroa edulis La Llave & Lex.Rutaceae44.556113.3534.572.1120.01
4Combretum ghasalense Engl.Combretaceae66.824710.2814.500.3717.47
5Croton macrostachyus Hochst.Euphorbiaceae2123.8671.5339.652.7828.18
6Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern.)Ebenaceae11.1430.6690.1314.3716.17
7Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst.Ebenaceae33.41102.190.000.005.60
8Dracaena afromontana Mildbr.Agavaceae33.41194.1668.808.3815.94
9Entada abyssinicaMimosoideae33.41235.0358.396.0314.47
10Ficus vasta Forssk.Moraceae11.1410.2273.259.4910.85
11Filicium decipiensSapindaceae11.1430.6665.817.669.46
12Flacourtia indica  (Eleusinej)Flacourtiaceae22.2720.4460.516.489.19
13Lannea schimperiAnacardiaceae33.41153.280.000.006.69
14Mangifera indica L.Anacardiaceae1011.36408.7532.661.8922.00
15Maytenus arbutifoliaCelastraceae11.1410.2250.004.425.78
16Olea capensisOleaceae22.27153.280.000.005.56
17Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpaOleaceae22.2730.6636.052.305.23
18Olea europaea subsp. cuspidataOleaceae11.1410.2245.003.584.94
19Persea americana Mill.Lauraceae22.2720.4433.952.044.75
20Piliostigma thonningii (Schum.)Caesalpiniaceae33.4130.668.270.124.19
21Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.)Podocarpaceae11.1410.2240.002.834.19
22Psidium guajava L.Myrtaceae11.1410.2238.222.583.94
23Rhus natalensisAnacardiaceae22.2720.4418.000.573.28
24Rhus natalensis Benth.Anacardiaceae11.14122.630.000.003.76
25Ricinus communis L.Euphorbiaceae22.2751.090.000.003.37
26Syzygium guineense (Willd.)Myrtaceae11.1440.880.000.002.01
27Trema orientalisUlmaceae11.1420.4410.800.211.78
28Triumfetta pentandra A. RichTiliaceae11.1410.226.000.061.42
29Vernonia amygdalina Del.Asteraceae11.1410.220.000.001.36
30Vernonia auriulifera HiernAsteraceae11.1410.220.000.001.36
31Verprise dainelliRutaceae11.1410.220.000.001.36
32Warburgia ugandensisCanellaceae11.1410.220.000.001.36
33Ziziphus spp.Rhamnaceae11.1410.220.000.001.36

Fre: frequency; RF: relative frequency; AB: abundance; RAB: relative abundance; RD: relative dominance.