Research Article
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 |
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