Research Article

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

Table 9

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

NumberScientific nameFamilyFreRF%RE
DBH (cm)RD%ABAB%IVI%

1Acacia oerfota (A. nubica)Fabaceae11.100010.251.35
2Annona reticulata L.Annonaceae88.7910.70.58133.2312.60
3Calpurnia aurea (Lam.)Fabaceae11.100.0092.243.34
4Catha edulis (Vahl)Celastraceae44.400.007919.6524.05
5Celtis africanaUlmaceae11.105.20.1410.251.49
6Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.)Rutaceae33.309.00.41133.236.94
7Citrus sinensis (L.)Rutaceae11.1012.00.7310.252.08
8Combretum ghasalense Engl.Combretaceae11.100.0010.251.35
9Cordia AfricanaBoraginaceae11.1013.00.8610.252.21
10Croton macrostachyus Hochst.Euphorbiaceae1010.9937.57.195413.4331.61
11Entada abyssinicaMimosoideae1010.990.007719.1530.14
12Eucalyptus globulus Labill.Myrtaceae11.1023.52.8220.504.41
13Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.)Mimosoideae11.105.50.1510.251.50
14Mangifera indica L.Anacardiaceae1415.3815.81.276616.4233.07
15Melia azedarach L.Meliaceae33.3015.41.2051.245.74
16Olea europaea (Mill.)Oleaceae11.1024.83.1410.254.49
17Persea americana Mill.Lauraceae55.4918.21.70122.9910.18
18Piliostigma thonningiiā€‰(Schum.)Caesalpiniaceae22.2012.60.8020.503.50
19Psidium guajava L.Myrtaceae44.4012.70.83153.738.96
20Rhus natalensisAnacardiaceae33.3055.515.7351.2420.27
21Ricinus communis L.Euphorbiaceae11.1013.60.9410.252.28
22Schinus molle L.Anacardiaceae11.1029.04.2910.255.64
23Spathodea campanulataBignoniaceae11.1038.07.3710.258.72
24Syzygium guineense (Willd.)Myrtaceae22.2035.46.3951.249.84
25Trema orientalis (L.) BlumeUlmaceae11.1032.05.2210.256.57
26Triumfetta pentandra A. RichTiliaceae22.200.0051.243.44
27Vernonia amygdalina Del.Asteraceae11.1021.32.3120.503.91
28Vernonia auriulifera HiernAsteraceae11.100051.242.34

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