Research Article

Woody Species Diversity and Biomass Carbon Sequestration in Private Residential Green Infrastructure of Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 7

Name of plant species and important value index (IVI) of woody species recorded in private residential green infrastructure in Dilla town.

NoScientific nameFamily nameSourceIVI %

1Mangifera indica L.AnacardiaceaeNon-native59.496
2Persea americana mill.LauraceaeNon-native42.52
3Coffea arabica L.RubiaceaeN46.536
4Psidium guajava L.MyrtaceaeNon-native14.205
5Cordia africana Lam.BoraginaceaeN17.252
6Melia azedarach L.MeliaceaeNon-native14.064
7Grevillea robusta A. Cunn. Ex R. Br.ProteaceaeNon-native15.708
8Millettea ferruginea (hochst.) baker.FabaceaeN8.73
9Cupressus lusitanica miller.CupressaceaeNon-native9.004
10Bersama abyssinica fresen.MelianthaceaeN5.467
11Vernonia amygdalina Del.AsteraceaeN4.983
12Dracaena steudneri engl.AsparagaceaeN6.421
13Moringa stenopetala (baker f.)MoringaceaeN6.948
14Casuarina equisetifolia L.CasuarinaceaeNon-native7.529
15Croton macrostachyus hochst. Ex delileEuphorbiaceaeN7.096
16Annona senegalensis pers.AnnonaceaeNon-native4.868
17Spathodea nilotica seem.BignoniaceaeN3.802
18Ricinus communis L.EuphorbiaceaeN2.219
19Citrus sinensis (L.) osbeckRutaceaeNon-native1.964
20Eucalyptus camaldulensis dehnh.MyrtaceaeNon-native3.456
21Citrus aurantiifolia (christm.)RutaceaeNon-native1.608
22Jacaranda mimosifolia D. DonBignoniaceaeNon-native2.201
23Morus mesozygia stapf.MoraceaeN1.553
24Borassus aethiopum mart.ArecaceaeN2.618
25Callistemon citrinus (curtis) skeelsMyrtaceaeNon-native1.304
26Celtis africana Burm. F.LauraceaeN1.253
27Olea africana Mill.OleaceaeN0.903
28Pinus patula schlecht. And chamisoPinaceaeNon-native2.94
29Ficus elastica roxb. Ex hornemMoraceaeNon-native0.529
30Afrocarpus falcatus (thunb.)PodocarpaceaeN0.411
31Delonix regia (hook.) raf.FabaceaeNon-native0.291
32Discopodium penninervum hochst.SolanaceaeN0.257
33Eucalyptus citriodora hook.MyrtaceaeNon-native0.212
34Juniperus procera L.CupressaceaeN0.553
35Prunus persica (L.) batschRosaceaeNon-native0.354
36Punica granatum L.LythraceaeNon-native0.2
37Rhus vulgaris meikleAnacardiaceaeN0.203
38Alstonia macrophylla wall. Ex G. DonApocynaceaeNon-native0.291
39Faidherbia albida (delile) A. Chev.FabaceaeN
40Allium cepa L.AmaryllidaceaeNon-native
41Ananas comosus (L) merrBromeliaceaeN
42Carica papaya linnCaricaceaeNon-native
43Carissa spinarum linn.ApocynaceaeN
44Colocasia esculenta (L) schottAraceaeNon-native
45Cymbopogon citratus stapf.PoaceaeNon-native
46Ehretia cymosa thonn.BoraginaceaeN
47Ekebergia capensis sparrm.MeliaceaeNt
48Enset (Ensete ventricosum (welw.) cheesman)MusaceaeN
49Euphorbia tirucalli L.EuphorbiaceaeN
50Gossypium hirsutum L.MalvaceaeNon-native
51Lippia adoensis hochstVerbenaceaeNon-native
52Manihot esculenta crantz.EuphorbiaceaeNon-native
53Mentha piperita L.LabiataeN
54Musa paradisiaca L.MusaceaeNon-native
55Nicotiana tabacum LSolanaceaeNon-native
56Ocimum gratissimum L.LamiaceaeN
57Ocinum basilicum L.LamiaceaeN
58Phaseolus vulgaris LFabaceaeNon-native
59Piper nigrumPiperaceaeNon-native
60Plectranthus edulis L.LamiaceaeN
61Rhamnus prinoides L. Herit.RhamnaceaeN
62Rosmarinus officinalis (nill).LamiaceaeN
63Ruta chalepensis L.RutaceaeN
64Saccharum officinarum L.poaceaeNon-native
65Strychnos spinosa lam.LoganiaceaeN
66Zea mays LCrambidaeNon-native

N = native species; number from 1–38 shows percent of frequency of occurrence and IVI of woody species for which diameter were recorded.