Pattern of Plant Community Distribution along the Elevational Gradient and Anthropogenic Disturbance in Gole Forest, Ethiopia

Table 1

List of plants species recorded from the study area (Gole forest).

No.	Scientific name	Local name	Family	Habit
1	Acanthus sennii Chiov.	Sookooru	Acanthaceae	Sh
2	Achyranthes aspera (L.)	Gerbebo	Amaranthaceae	H
3	Agave sisalana Perr.ex Eng	qaacaa	Agavaceae	H
4	Allophyllus abyssinica (Hochest) Radel		Spindaceae	T
5	Alepidea longifolia E.Mey	Logaa	Apiaceae	H
6	Arisaema schimperianum Schott	Budhee	Araceae	H
7	Arundinaria alpina K.Schum		Poaceae	T out
8	Aspargus africanus Lam.	Seritii	Aspargaceae	C
9	Berula erecta (Hudson) Coville	Gonde	Apiaceae	H
10	Bidens pachyloma (Oliv& Heirn)	Qinxaa	Asteraceae	H
11	Buddleja polystachya Fresen	Bulchana	Scrophulariaceae	T
12	Bursama abyssinica Fresen.		Melianthaceae	Sh
13	Calamagrostis epigejos (L.) Roth	Maxaa	Poaceae	G
14	Carduus camaecephalus (Vatke) Oliv.& Heirn	Canaa babaxee	Asteraceae	H
15	Carduus nyassanus R.E Fries	Qoree bosoonaa	Asteraceae	H
16	Caucanthus auriculatus Forssk	Dikii	Malpighiaceae	C
17	Clematis hirsuta Perr.& Guill.	Fitii	Ranunculaceae	C
18	Conyza spinosa Sch.Bip.ex A.Rich	Hamaresaa	Asteraceae	Sh
19	Crepis rueppelli Sch.Bip		Asteraceae	H
20	Crinum abyssinicum Hochst.ex A.Rich	Lacee	Amaryllidaceae	H
21	Cyanotis berbata D. Don	Daluma	Commelinaceae	H
22	Cyanoglossum amplifolium Hochst	Qorich michi	Boraginaceae	H
23	Cyanoglossum geometricum (Back&Write) Edward	Maxxanee	Boraginaceae	H
24	Cyphostemma adenocaule (Steud.ex A.Rich)	Sinoolee	Vitaceae	C
25	Cyprus fischerianus A.Rich	Qunii	Cyperaceae	G
26	Cyprus dichroostachyus A.Rich	Arbegedo	Cyperaceae	G
27	Cyprus rotundus L.		Cyperacaea	G
28	Digitaria abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich	Ura sar	Poaceae	G
29	Discopodium pennnervum Hochst		Solanaceae	Sh
30	Dombeya torida (J.F.Gmel) P.Bamps	Danisa	Sterculiaceae	T
31	Dovyalis abyssinica (A.Rich) Warb		Flacourtiaceae	Sh
32	Dryopteris anthamantica (Kuntze) Kuntze		Aspidiaceae	F
33	Dryopteris inaequalis (Schlecht) Kuntze	kumbuutaa	Aspidiaceae	F
34	Echinops ellenbekii D .Hoffm	koshoshila	Asteraceae	Sh out
35	Echinops longisetus A.Rich	Qore haree	Asteraceae	H
36	Ekebergia capensis Sparrm	Anonuu	Miliaceae	T
37	Erica arborea L.	Sato	Ericaceae	T
38	Euphorbia schimperiana Scheele	Gurii	Euphorbiacaea	H
39	Festuca abyssinica Hochst.ex A.Rich		Poaceae	G
40	Ficus sur Forssk.		Moraceae	T
41	Galiniera saxifraga (Hochst) Bridson	korralaa	Rubiaceae	T
42	Girardinia bullosa (Steudel) Wedd.	Dobi arbo	Urticaceae	H
43	Gnaphalium rubriflorum Hilliard	badubera	Asteraceae	H
44	Gomphocarpus integer (NE.Br)	Halmalaa	Asclepiadaceae	H
45	Guizotia scabra (Vis) Chiov.	Hada	Asteraceae	H
46	Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F.Gmel		Rosaceae	T
47	Haplocarpha schimperi Sch.Bip	Canaa	Asteraceae	H
48	Helichrysum foetidum Moench		Asteraceae	H
49	Helichrysum formosissmum (Sch.Bip) A.Rich	Handadhama	Asteraceae	H
50	Helichrysum splendidum (Thumb) Less.	Xuqa	Asteraceae	H
51	Hypericum peplidifolium A.Rich	Geremba merga	Hypericaceae	H
52	Hypericum revolutum Vohl		Hypericaceae	T
53	Hypoestes triflora (Forssk) Roem. & Schult	Dobi laaleesaa	Acanthaceae	H
54	Ilex mitis (L.) Radik	Amshiqa	Aquifoliaceae	T
55	Inula conifertiflora A.Rich	Haxawii	Asteraceae	Sh
56	Ipomoea involucrata Beauv.	Hadhname	Convolvulaceae	C
57	Isoglossa somalensis Lindau	Cafaraa	Acanthaceae	Sh
58	Isolepis setacea (L.) R.Bir	Gemegna	Cyperaceae	H
59	Jasminum abyssinicum Hochst ex. Endi	Haroolaa	Oleaceae	C
60	Juniperus procera Hochst ex Endl		Cuprussaceae	T
61	Kalanchoe petitiana A.Rich		Crassulaceae	H
62	Kniphofia foliosa Hochst	Lelaa	Asphodelaceeae	H
63	Lantana trifolia L.	Kese	Verbnaceae	Sh
64	Maesa lanceolata Forssk.		Myrisinaceae	T
65	Mikaniopsis clematoides (A.Rich) M.Radh	Qarqoraa	Asteraceae	C
66	Minulopsis solmisii Schwan	Herayee	Acanthaceae	H
67	Myosotis abyssinica Bois & Revt	Qarcabaa	Boraginaceae	H
68	Myrica salcifolia A.Rich	Xonaa/shinet	Myricaceae	T out
69	Myrsine africana L.		Myrisinaceae	Sh
70	Myrsine melanophloeos (L.) R.Br		Myrisinaceae	T
71	Mytenus addat (Loes) Sebsebe	Qarxame/Atat	Celasteraceae	Sh
72	Mytenus arbutifolia R.Wilczek		Celastraceae	T
73	Nuxia cogista R.Br.ex.Fresen	Bixanaa	Stilbaceae	T
74	Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst ex Benth.	Damakese	Lamiaceae	Sh out
75	Ocimum urticifolium Roth.	Hubunee	Lamiaceae	Sh
76	Olea europea Sub sp.cuspidata (Well ex.G.Don) c.f		Oleaceae	T
77	Olea hochstetteri Back.	Ejersa dhalaa	Oleaceae	T out
78	Olinia rachetiana A.Jussieu	Gunaa/sole	Oliniaceae	T
79	Osyris quadripartita Decn	Kaaro/qerest	Santalaceae	Sh
80	Periploca linearifolia Quart-Dill. & A.Rich	anannoo	Asclepiadaceae	C
81	Phytolaca dodecandra L′ Her't		Phytolacaceae	Sh
82	Pittosporum abyssinicum Dilile	Araa	Pittosporaceae	T
83	Plantago lanceolata L.	Qarxobii	Plantaginaceae	H
84	Plectranthus punctatus L'Herit	Gogoro	Lamiaceae	H
85	Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb) Mirb		Podocarpaceae	T
86	Prunus africana (Hook. f) Spreng	Suke	Rosaceae	T
87	Pterolobium stellantum (Forssk.) Brenan	Sokooru gaalee	Acanthaceae	C
88	Rhamnus staddo A.Rich	Qadidaa	Rhamnaceae	T/sh
89	Rhamnus prinoids L'Herit		Rhamnaceae	Sh
90	Rhus vulgaris Mikle	Xaaxeesaa	Anacsrdiaceae	Sh
91	Rosa abyssinica Lindley		Rosaceae	Sh
92	Rubus apetalus Poir.	Gora/Enjori	Rosaceae	Sh
93	Rubus steudneri Schweinf.	Gora hagena	Rosaceae	Sh
94	Rumex nepalensis Spreng	Shabee	Polygonaceae	H
95	Satureja biflora (Hom. ex Don) Brif.	Xoshmaxaa	Lamiaceae	H
96	Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf.	Arfaasaa	Amaryllidacaea	H
97	Schefflera volkensii (Engl.) Horms	Ansha	Araliaceae	T
98	Senecio freseni Sch. Bip ex oliv.	Agedenaa	Asteraceae	H
99	Senecio myriocephalum Sch. Bip.ex A.Rich		Asteraceae	H
100	Sida schimperiana Hochst.ex A.Rich	Enchakire	Malvaceae	Sh
101	Solanecio gigas (Vitke)C.jeffrey	Yeshikoko gomen	Asteraceae	Sh
102	Solanum giganteum Jacq.		Solanaceae	Sh
103	Solanum indicum L.f	Hidi oromo	Solanaceae	Sh
104	Stellaria sennii Chiov.	Duqushaa	Cryophyllaceae	H
105	Stephania abyssinica (Dillon&A.Rich).Walp	kalaalaa	Minispermaceae	C
106	Thymus schimperi Ronn.	Tosign	Lamiaceae	H
107	Tragia brevipes Pax	Laaleesaa	Euphorbiaceae	H
108	Trifolium calocephalum Fresen	Gosa siidisaa	Fabaceae	H
109	Trifolium quartinianum A.Rich	Sidiisaa	Fabaceae	H
110	Urera hypselodendron (A.Rich) Wedd.	Haalilaa	Urticaceae	C
111	Urtica simensis Steud.		Urticaceae	H
112	Vernonia adoensis Sch.Bip ex Walp	Ye feres zeng	Asteraceae	Sh out
113	Vernonia amygdalina Del. in cail.	Ebicha	Asteraceae	Sh out
114	Vernonia myriantha Hook.f	Rejii	Asteraceae	Sh

C = Climbers, Sh = Shrubs, T = Trees, H = Herbs, F = Ferns and out = found out of quadrat.