Allometric Models for Estimating Tree Volume and Aboveground Biomass in Lowland Forests of Tanzania

Table 8

Families and wood basic density of sample tree species for allometric model development.

Forest	Tree #	Botanical name	Local name	Family	WD ± SD (g cm^−3)
Dindili	1	Manilkara sulcata	Msezi	Sapotaceae	0.70 ± 0.11
Dindili	2	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mkungunolo	Euphorbiaceae	0.41 ± 0.06
Dindili	3	Manilkara sulcata	Msezi	Sapotaceae	0.74 ± 0.04
Dindili	4	Combretum schumannii	Mkatakorongo	Combretaceae	0.82 ± 0.06
Dindili	5	Albizia gummifera	Mkenge	Fabaceae	0.62 ± 0.06
Dindili	6	Terminalia sambesiaca	Mpululu	Combretaceae	0.69 ± 0.16
Dindili	7	Tamarindus indica	Mkwaju	Fabaceae	0.69 ± 0.04
Dindili	8	Commiphora zimmermannii	Mtwini	Burseraceae	0.40 ± 0.08
Dindili	9	Pteleopsis myrtifolia	Mngoji	Combretaceae	0.67 ± 0.04
Dindili	10	Pteleopsis myrtifolia	Mngoji	Combretaceae	0.70 ± 0.03
Dindili	11	Combretum schumannii	Mkatakorongo	Combretaceae	0.78 ± 0.04
Dindili	12	Tamarindus indica	Mkwaju	Fabaceae	0.70 ± 0.01
Dindili	13	Vepris nobilis	Mzindizi	Rutaceae	0.77 ± 0.08
Dindili	14	Terminalia sambesiaca	Mpululu	Combretaceae	0.58 ± 0.13
Dindili	15	Holarrhena pubescens	Mmelemele	Apocynaceae	0.44 ± 0.03
Dindili	16	Sterculia appendiculata	Mgude	Sterculiaceae	0.46 ± 0.08
Dindili	17	Sterculia appendiculata	Mgude	Sterculiaceae	0.49 ± 0.11
Dindili	18	Lannea sp.	Muumbu	Anacardiaceae	0.52 ± 0.21
Dindili	19	Terminalia sambesiaca	Mpululu	Combretaceae	0.70 ± 0.12
Dindili	20	Combretum schumannii	Mkatakorongo	Combretaceae	0.80 ± 0.06
Dindili	21	Scorodophloeus fischeri	Mhande	Fabaceae	0.76 ± 0.06
Dindili	22	Terminalia sambesiaca	Mpululu	Combretaceae	0.62 ± 0.05
Dindili	23	Scorodophloeus fischeri	Mhande	Fabaceae	0.70 ± 0.07
Dindili	24	Cussonia zimmermannii	Mkong'onolo	Araliaceae	0.40 ± 0.05
Dindili	25	Terminalia sambesiaca	Msezi	Sapotaceae	0.80 ± 0.04
Dindili	26	Scorodophloeus fischeri	Mhande	Fabaceae	0.71 ± 0.06
Dindili	27	Celtis sp.	Mkoma chuma	Ulmaceae	0.79 ± 0.12
Dindili	28	Sterculia africana	Moza	Sterculiaceae	0.81 ± 0.07
Dindili	29	Cussonia zimmermannii	Mkong'onolo	Araliaceae	0.63 ± 0.16
Dindili	30	Scorodophloeus fischeri	Mhande	Fabaceae	0.60 ± 0.17
Mean value					0.65 ± 0.13
Rondo	1	Xylopia sp.	Nami	Annonaceae	0.51 ± 0.01
Rondo	2	Blighia unijugata	Mkalanga	Sapindaceae	0.44 ± 0.06
Rondo	3	Tabernaemontana ventricosa	Mnongoli	Apocynaceae	0.45 ± 0.02
Rondo	4	Cussonia zimmermannii	Mtumbitumbi	Araliaceae	0.27 ± 0.02
Rondo	5	Parinari excelsa	Mmula	Rosaceae	0.49 ± 0.02
Rondo	6	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.29 ± 0.06
Rondo	7	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.26 ± 0.02
Rondo	8	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.21 ± 0.04
Rondo	9	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.35 ± 0.04
Rondo	10	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.21 ± 0.03
Rondo	11	Cussonia zimmermannii	Mtumbitumbi	Araliaceae	0.32 ± 0.07
Rondo	12	Antiaris toxicaria	Nkalale/Nkarale	Moraceae	0.36 ± 0.13
Rondo	13	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.23 ± 0.03
Rondo	14	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.26 ± 0.03
Rondo	15	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.30 ± 0.03
Rondo	16	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.25 ± 0.07
Rondo	17	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.21 ± 0.04
Rondo	18	Porlerandia penduliflora	Nakatumbaku	Rubiaceae	0.54 ± 0.01
Rondo	19	Trilepsium madagascariense	Ntulumuti	Sapotaceae	0.48 ± 0.02
Rondo	20	Euphorbia sp.	Milembutuka Mweusi	Euphorbiaceae	0.57 ± 0.03
Rondo	21	Milletia eetveldiana	Mkunguwe	Fabaceae	0.59 ± 0.01
Rondo	22	Manilkara discolor	Mtondoli	Sapotaceae	0.53 ± 0.02
Rondo	23	Dialium holtizii	Mpepeta	Fabaceae	0.58 ± 0.02
Rondo	24	Milletia eetveldiana	Mkunguwe	Fabaceae	0.58 ± 0.03
Rondo	25	Drypetes parviflora	Mkengeda/Mnangari	Euphorbiaceae	0.50 ± 0.04
Rondo	26	Milletia eetveldiana	Mkunguwe	Fabaceae	0.57 ± 0.02
Rondo	27	Dialium holtizii	Mpepeta	Fabaceae	0.60 ± 0.03
Rondo	28	Drypetes parviflora	Mkengeda/Mnangari	Euphorbiaceae	0.71 ± 0.06
Rondo	29	Milicia excelsa	Mtunguru/Mvule	Moraceae	0.50 ± 0.08
Rondo	30	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Mtene	Euphorbiaceae	0.23 ± 0.02
Mean value					0.41 ± 0.15