Research Article

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

Table 8

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

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

1Acacia senegalCelastraceae21.5270.0020.401.93
2Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.)Mimosaceae10.76321.02.6961.214.66
3Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.)Sapindaceae10.7630.0010.200.96
4Annona reticulata L.Annonaceae10.76312.50.9520.402.12
5Calpurnia aurea (Lam.)Benth.Fabaceae53.8170.00132.626.43
6Carissa edulis (Forssk.)VahlApocynaceae10.7630.0020.401.17
7Catha edulis (Vahl)Forssk. ex Endl.Celastraceae75.3440.008316.7022.04
8Combretum ghasalense Engl. & DielsCombretaceae53.8177.00.3428.4512.57
9Cordia africana Lam.Boraginaceae32.29029.05.1440.808.23
10Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del.Euphorbiaceae129.16024.03.5469.2621.92
11Dracaena afromontana Mildbr.Agavaceae43.05315.11.4173.427.87
12Erythrina brucei Schweinf.Papilionoideae10.76338.08.8210.209.79
13Ehretia cymosa Thonn.Boraginaceae10.7637.00.310.201.26
14Entada abyssinica (Steudel)Mimosoideae107.6340.005010.0617.69
15Euclea schimperiEbenaceae32.29010.00.6171.414.31
16Ficus vasta Forssk.Moraceae10.76338.08.8210.209.79
17Ficus vasta Forssk.Moraceae10.7630.0020.401.17
18Grevillea robustaProteaceae10.7630.0040.801.57
19Juniperus procera (Hochst. ex Endl.)Cupressaceae10.7630.0010.200.96
20Mangifera indica L.Anacardiaceae1410.68715.21.47114.2926.38
21Maytenus gracilipesCelastraceae10.7630.0081.612.37
22Mimusops kummelSapotaceae10.763ā€‰010.200.96
23Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpaOleaceae10.7639.00.4910.201.46
24Olea capensis subsp. macrocarpa (O. hochstetteri)Oleaceae10.7630.0010.200.96
25Olea europaea subsp. cuspidataOleaceae10.76351.015.981.6118.23
26Osyris compressa DecnSantalaceae10.7630.0020.401.17
27Persea americana Mill.Lauraceae64.58025.84.07122.4111.07
28Piliostigma thonningiiā€‰(Schum.)Caesalpiniaceae21.52719.62.3520.404.28
29Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.)Podocarpaceae10.7638.00.3910.201.36
30Psidium guajava L.Myrtaceae32.29013.41.130.604.00
31Ricinus communis L.Euphorbiaceae21.5279.30.5330.602.66
32Spathodea campanulataBignoniaceae21.52711.80.85112.214.59
33Rhus natalensisAnacardiaceae86.10737.08.36214.2318.70
34Syzygium guineense (Willd.)Myrtaceae118.39725.94.09357.0419.52
35Teclea nobilis Del.Rutaceae10.7630.0020.401.17
36Vernonia amygdalina Del.Asteraceae10.7630.0051.011.77
37Vernonia auriulifera HiernAsteraceae75.34424.03.52132.6211.48
38Warburgia ugandensisCanellaceae10.7633.00.0520.401.22

Fre: frequency; RF: relative frequency; RD: relative dominancy; AB: abundance; RA: relative abundance.