Research Article

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

Table 9

Dominant trees with their BA and percentage in all the sites of MFBR.

Scientific nameTDAverage DBHBA (m2/ha)% BA

Site I
Celtis zenkeri (A.Rich.) Wedd14120.54.257.79
Pouteria altissima (A.Chev.) Baehni81273.877.09
Cordia africana Lam.5744.53.215.88
Antiaris toxicaria Resch8816.63.015.52
Blighia unijugata Bak.57192.694.93
Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius Bak.81152.614.78
Baphia abyssinica Brummit4620.52.574.71
Celtis toka (Forssk.) Hepper & Wood6015.52.324.25
Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White8616.72.234.09
Mimusops lanceolata A.DC1323.22.163.96
Total710218.528.9253.0

Site II
Pouteria altissima (A.Chev.) Baehni102274.037.09
Cordia africana Lam.5944.53.876.81
Celtis zenkeri (A.Rich.) Wedd8720.53.125.49
Baphia abyssinica Brummit6920.53.105.46
Lannea welwitschii (Hiern) Engl.43282.824.96
Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius Bak.100152.714.77
Blighia unijugata Bak.31192.694.73
Trichilia prieuriana A.Juss.28202.514.42
Grewia mollis A.Juss.3225.82.354.14
Antiaris toxicaria Resch6116.62.233.92
Total612236.929.4351.79

Site III
Celtis zenkeri (A.Rich) Wedd93.7520.53.765.61
Pouteria altissima (A.Chev.) Baehni77.5273.445.14
Celtis toka (Forssk.) Hepper & Wood42.515.53.385.04
Baphia abyssinica Brummit8020.53.304.92
Blighia unijugata Bak.115192.954.40
Cordia africana Lam.22.544.52.804.18
Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius Bak.58.75152.744.09
Ficus mucuso (Ficatho)31.2527.52.704.03
Diospyros abyssinica (Hiern) F.White42.516.72.663.96
Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don53.75312.343.49
Total617.5237.230.0744.86

Site IV
Dracaena afromontana Mildbr.72253.975.21
Cordia africana Lam.16143.464.54
Galiniera saxifraga (Hochst.) Bridson52183.364.41
Ficus sur Forssk.19173.274.28
Trilepisium madagascariense DC57173.274.28
Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk36183.084.04
Cyathea manniana Hook77212.803.68
Schefflera abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms54182.062.70
Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Sm.29162.012.64
Dracaena afromontana Mildbr.35162.012.64
Total44718029.2938.42

BA = basal area, MFBR = Majang Forest Biosphere Reserve, and TD = tree density.