Research Article
Conventional and Indigenous Biodiversity Conservation Approach: A Comparative Study of Jachie Sacred Grove and Nkrabea Forest Reserve
Table 1
A checklist of plant species and their relative abundance in Nkrabea forest reserve.
| Family | Species | Total | % relative dominance |
| Nkrabea forest reserve |
| Anacardiaceae | Antrocaryon micraster | 1 | 2.27 | Apocynaceae | Alstonia boonei | 1 | 2.27 | Combretaceae | Terminalia superba | 2 | 4.54 | Fabaceae | Berlinia occidentalis | 1 | 2.27 | Malvaceae | Ceiba petandra | 2 | 4.54 | Nesogordonia papaverifera | 1 | 2.27 | Sterculia oblonga | 1 | 2.27 | Triplochiton scleroxylon | 7 | 15.9 |
| Mimosaceae | Piptadeniastrum africanum | 1 | 2.27 | Meliaceae | Entandrophragma angolense | 1 | 2.27 | Entandrophragma utile | 1 | 2.27 |
| Myristicaceae | Pycnanthus angolensis | 2 | 4.54 |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis mildbraedii | 19 | 43.18 |
| Jachie sacred grove |
| Fabaceae | Albizia adianthifolia | 3 | 2.83 | Albizia ferruginea | 2 | 1.89 | Albizia zygia | 2 | 1.89 | Alstonia boonei | 6 | 5.66 |
| Moraceae | Antiaris toxicaria | 4 | 3.77 | Blighia sapida | 6 | 5.66 |
| Meliaceae | Cedrela odorata | 1 | 0.94 | Entandrophragma angolense | 2 | 1.89 |
| Malvaceae | Ceiba petandra | 7 | 6.6 | Cola nitida | 1 | 0.94 | Sterculia rhinopetala | 10 | 9.43 | Sterculia tragacantha | 3 | 2.83 | Bombax buonopozense | 1 | 0.94 | Triplochiton scleroxylon | 7 | 6.6 |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis mildbraedii | 25 | 23.58 | Celtis zenkeri | 9 | 8.49 |
| Sterculiaceae | Cola gigantean | 7 | 6.6 |
| Anacardiaceae | Lannea welwitschii | 2 | 1.89 |
| Myristicaceae | Pycnanthus angolensis | 5 | 4.72 |
| Euphorbiaceae | Ricinodendron heudelotii | 1 | 0.94 |
| Olacaceae | Strombosia glaucescens | 1 | 0.94 |
| Combretaceae | Terminalia superba | 2 | 1.89 |
| Total | ā | 150 | ā |
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