Woody Species Composition, Vegetation Structure, and Regeneration Status of Majang Forest Biosphere Reserves in Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 7

The top ten species with the highest IVI value in all the sites of MFBR.

Species scientific name	D	DO	Fr	RD	RDO	RFr	IVI	CPC
All sites
Celtis zenkeri (A.Rich) Wedd	81.3	34.9	65.0	6.1	0.3	3.37	9.8	2
Pouteria altissima (A.Chev.) Baehni	64.1	38.2	62.5	4.8	0.3	3.24	8.4	2
Blighia unijugata Bak.	45.6	44.7	40.0	0.2	7.8	0.19	8.2	2
Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius Bak.	59.4	55.0	38.8	4.4	0.5	2.01	6.9	2
Dracaena afromontana Mildbr.	22.5	46.9	90.0	1.7	0.4	4.67	6.8	2
Antiaris toxicaria Resch	48.4	55.0	41.3	3.6	0.5	2.14	6.2	2
Baphia abyssinica Brummit	48.8	55.0	33.8	3.6	0.5	1.75	5.9	2
Celtis toka (Forssk.) Hepper & Wood	32.5	879.3	3.8	3.4	0.4	2.08	5.9	2
Schefflera abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.	11.3	239.1	45.0	0.8	2.1	2.33	5.3	2
Pouteria adolfi-friederici (Engl.) Baehni	11.3	68.7	41.3	2.4	0.6	2.14	5.2	2
Site I
Celtis zenkeri (A.Rich) Wedd	141	14.1	88	10.7	0.74	6.9	18.3	3
Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White	86	24.6	72	6.5	1.29	5.6	13.4	3
Antiaris toxicaria Resch	88	16.9	72	6.7	0.89	5.6	13.2	3
Pouteria altissima (A.Chev.) Baehni	81	14.9	76	6.1	0.78	5.9	12.8	3
Morus mesozygia Stapf.	53	53.7	68	4.0	2.81	5.3	12.1	3
Teclea nobilis Del.	18	157.6	32	1.4	8.26	2.5	12.1	3
Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius Bak.	81	20.2	60	6.1	1.06	4.7	11.9	3
Celtis toka (Forssk.) Hepper & Wood	60	24.7	68	4.6	1.29	5.3	11.1	3
Blighia unijugata Bak.	57	21.2	56	4.3	1.11	4.4	9.8	2
Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl.	33	59.8	44	2.5	3.14	3.4	9.0	2
Site II
Pouteria altissima (A.Chev.) Baehni	102	14.0	100	8.3	3.07	7.3	18.6	3
Celtis zenkeri (A.Rich) Wedd	87	18.1	84	7.1	3.14	6.1	16.3	3
Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius Bak.	100	20.8	64	8.1	3.52	4.7	16.3	3
Baphia abyssinica Brummit	69	18.2	48	5.6	2.90	3.5	12.0	3
Cordia africana Lam.	59	14.6	60	4.8	2.61	4.4	11.8	3
Antiaris toxicaria Resch	61	25.3	56	5.0	2.59	4.1	11.6	3
Ficus exasperata Vahl	37	42.1	44	3.0	5.28	3.2	11.5	3
Celtis toka (Forssk.) Hepper & Wood	29	42.8	48	2.4	5.14	3.5	11.0	3
Ritchiea albersii Gilg	42	55.9	56	3.4	3.43	4.1	10.9	3
Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl.	43	20.0	68	3.5	1.05	4.9	9.5	2
Site III
Blighia unijugata Bak.	115	32.6	90	7.8	1.02	5.3	14.10	3
Celtis zenkeri (A.Rich) Wedd	93.7	18.9	95	6.3	0.59	5.6	12.53	3
Pouteria alnifolia (Bak.) Roberty	71.2	97.7	75	4.8	3.06	4.4	12.30	3
Pouteria altissima (A.Chev.) Baehni	77.5	25.0	70	5.2	0.78	4.1	10.15	3
Baphia abyssinica Brummit	80	21.2	60	5.4	0.66	3.5	9.61	2
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) Webster	48.7	41.3	65	3.3	1.29	3.8	8.42	2
Antiaris toxicaria Resch	57.5	34.1	45	3.9	1.07	2.6	7.61	2
Trichilia prieuriana A.Juss	53.7	41.3	45	3.6	1.29	2.6	7.58	2
Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don	53.7	29.7	50	3.6	0.93	2.9	7.51	2
Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl.	47.5	47.9	45	3.2	1.50	2.6	7.36	2
Site IV
Cyathea manniana Hook	96.3	27.2	100	11.2	1.1	4.0	16.3	3
Dracaena afromontana Mildbr.	90.0	19.2	100	10.5	0.8	4.0	15.3	3
Trilepisium madagascariense DC	71.3	23.4	65	6.8	1.0	2.6	10.4	3
Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk.	45.0	24.8	80	5.5	1.0	3.2	9.7	2
Pouteria adolfi-friederici (Engl.) Baehni	45.0	97.2	80	2.2	4.1	3.2	9.5	2
Vernonia auriculifera Hiern	43.8	61.2	85	2.7	2.6	3.4	8.7	2
Schefflera abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.)	67.5	59.3	40	4.4	2.5	1.6	8.5	2
Schefflera myriantha (Bak.) Drake	45.0	77.5	60	2.7	3.3	2.4	8.4	2
Ilex mitis (L.) Radlk.	40.0	46.9	80	2.6	2.0	3.2	7.8	2
Galiniera saxifraga (Hochst.) Bridson	35.0	53.3	75	2.5	2.2	3.0	7.8	2

D = density, DO = dominance, Fr = frequency, RD = relative density, RDO = relative dominance, RFr = relative frequency, IVI = importance value index, and CPC = conservation priority class.