Research Article

Influence of Elevation and Anthropogenic Disturbance on Woody Species Composition, Diversity, and Stand Structure in Harego Mountain Forest, Northeastern Ethiopia

Table 1

List of the collected plant species in Harego Mountain Forest, including their vernacular name, family, life form, and origin.

Scientific nameLocal name (Amharic)FamilyLife formTo Ethiopia

Acacia abyssinica Hochst.Bazra GirarFabaceaeTreeIndigenous
Acacia etbaica Schweinf.DereFabaceaeTreeIndigenous
Acacia seyal Del.Nech GirarFabaceaeTreeIndigenous
Asparagus africanus Lam.Yeset KestAsparagaceaeLianaIndigenous
Berberis holstii Engl.ZinkilaBerberidaceaeShrubIndigenous
Buddleja polystachya Fresen.AtquarLoganiaceaeShrubIndigenous
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth.DigtaFabaceaeShrubIndigenous
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) VahlAgamApocynaceaeShrubIndigenous
Clematis hirsuta Perr. and Guill.Nech Yeazo HaregRanunculaceaeLianaEndemic
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) VatkeMisirichLamiaceaeShrubIndigenous
Clutia abyssinica Jaub. and Spach.Fyele FejjEuphorbiaceaeShrubIndigenous
Crateva adansonii Gilg.Dingay SeberCapparidaceaeTreeIndigenous
Cupressus lusitanica Mill.Yeferenj TsidCupressaceaeTreeIntroduced
Dodonaea angustifolia L. f.KitkitaSapindaceaeShrubIndigenous
Dombeya torrida (J. F. Gmel.) P. BampsWulkfaSterculiaceaeTreeIndigenous
Echinops macrochaetus Fresen.KosheshilaAsteraceaeShrubIndigenous
Ekebergia capensis Sparrm.LolMeliaceaeTreeIndigenous
Erica arborea L.AstaEricaceaeTreeIndigenous
Eucalyptus globulus LabillNech Bahir ZafMyrtaceaeTreeIntroduced
Euclea racemosa Murr. (subsp. chimperi)DedehoEbenaceaeShrubIndigenous
Euphorbia candelabrum Kotschy.KulkualEuphorbiaceaeTreeIndigenous
Euphorbia tirucalli L.KinchibEuphorbiaceaeTreeIndigenous
Festuca simensis Hochst ex. A. Rich.LanchaPoaceaeShrubIndigenous
Grewia ferruginea Hochst. ex A. Rich.AlenkozaTiliaceaeShrubIndigenous
Heteromorpha arborescens (Spreng.)Yejib MirkuzApiaceaeShrubIndigenous
Jasminum grandiflorum P.S.GreenTembelelOleaceaeLianaIndigenous
Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl.Yehabesha TsidCupressaceaeTreeIndigenous
Lippia adoensis Hochst. ex Walp.KesseVerbenaceaeShrubEndemic
Maytenus arbutifolia (A. Rich.) WilczekWend atatCelastraceaeShrubEndemic
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.)Sete atatCelastraceaeShrubIndigenous
Mimusops kummel A. DC.IshehSapotaceaeTreeIntroduced
Myrsine africana L.QechemoMyrsinaceaeShrubIndigenous
Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex. Benth.Dama KeseLamiaceaeShrubIndigenous
Olea europaea L. subsp. CuspidataWeiraOleaceaeTreeIndigenous
Olinia rochetiana A. Juss.BeyeOliniaceaeTreeIndigenous
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller.KulkualCactaceaeTreeIntroduced
Osyris quadripartita Decn.KeretSantalaceaeShrubIndigenous
Pinus patula Schiede ex SchltdlPachulaPinaceaeTreeIndigenous
Pittosporum viridiflorum Sims.KefetaPittosporaceaeTreeIndigenous
Premna schimperi Engl.ChochoLamiaceaeShrubIndigenous
Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm.Tiqur InchetRosaceaeTreeIndigenous
Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk.) BrenanKentafaFabaceaeLianaIndigenous
Rhus glutinosa A. Rich.EmbsAnacardiaceaeShrubEndemic
Rhus natalensis KraussTaquamaAnacardiaceaeShrubIndigenous
Rhus retinorrhoea Oliv.TilemAnacardiaceaeShrubIndigenous
Rosa abyssincia Lindley.KegaRosaceaeShrubIndigenous
Rumex nervosus VahlEmbuachoPolygonaceaeShrubIndigenous
Abutilon longicuspe Hochst. ex A. Rich.NechloMalvaceaeShrubIndigenous
Solanum marginatum Lam.EmbuaySolanaceaeShrubEndemic
Otostegia integrifolia Benth.TinjutLamiaceaeShrubIndigenous