Scientifica

Research Article

Assessment of Useful Alien Plant Species Cultivated and Managed in Rural Home Gardens of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Table 2

Alien plant species recorded in rural home gardens of the Limpopo province.
Botanical and family nameHabitUse categoriesRFC
ABCCaCeCsEFFoFiHLMOOrPRRoSShSoSpStTVW
Zea mays L., PoaceaeGrass    X       X             0.99
Allium cepa L., AmaryllidaceaeHerb            X    X   X    0.98
Opuntia ficus-indica Mill., CactaceaeShrub X    X     X X  X        0.92
Punica granatum L., LythraceaeTree X    X     X             0.84
Moringa oleifera Lam., MoringaceaeShrub            X           X 0.83
Solanum lycopersicum L., SolanaceaeHerb      X     X           X 0.82
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don., ApocynaceaeHerb            X             0.80
Musa paradisiaca L., MusaceaeHerb X    X     X             0.80
Schkuhria pinnata (Lam.) Kuntze ex Thell, AsteraceaeHerb            X           X 0.80
Ricinus communis L., EuphorbiaceaeHerb     X     XX       X     0.77
Persea americana Mill., LauraceaeTree      X     X             0.74
Rhus succedanea L., AnacardiaceaeTree      X     X             0.74
Brassica oleracea L., BrassicaceaeHerb                        X 0.73
Citrus lemon (L.) Burm. f., RutaceaeShrub X    X     X X   X       0.72
Cannabis sativa L., CannabaceaeHerb            X   X    X  X 0.71
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., FabaceaeHerb    X       X             0.70
Alternanthera pungens Kunth, AmaranthaceaeHerb            X           X 0.69
Schinus molle L., AnacardiaceaeTree XX   X  XX X X      X   X0.69
Saccharum officinarum L., PoaceaeGrass            X         X   0.66
Agave americana L., AgavaceaeShrub  X    X  X X X           0.65
Acorus calamus L., AcoraceaeHerb            X             0.63
Carica papaya L., CaricaceaeTree X    X     X      X    X 0.62
Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don., BignoniaceaeTree  X      XX X X X X      X0.59
Psidium guajava L., MyrtaceaeTree X    X     X             0.58
Beta vulgaris L., AmaranthaceaeHerb            X           X 0.56
Plumeria obtusa L., ApocynaceaeTree              XX          0.51
Morus alba L., MoraceaeTree X    X     X X   X     X 0.50
Bidens pilosa L., AsteraceaeHerb            X           X 0.41
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link, FabaceaeTree            X X           0.39
Daucus carota L., ApiaceaeHerb                 X        0.37
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) lindl., RosaceaeTree      X     X X   X  X    0.37
Allium sativum L., AmaryllidaceaeHerb                 X   X    0.36
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh., MyrtaceaeTree  XX     X  X X   X       0.35
Zingiber officinale rosc., ZingiberaceaeHerb X          X        X    0.35
Eucalyptus paniculata sm., MyrtaceaeTree  X      X  X X   X    X  0.33
Mangifera indica L., AnacardiaceaeTree      X                   0.33
Monstera Deliciosa Liebm, AraceaeShrub              X           0.33
Ficus carica L., MoraceaeTree      X     X             0.32
Jatropha curcas L., EuphorbiaceaeShrub   X     XX X           X 0.32
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., ConvolvulaceaeClimber                 X        0.32
Mentha longifolia L., LamiaceaeHerb X          X        X    0.31
Ocimum basillium L., LamiaceaeHerb            X        X    0.3
Rubus cuneifolius Pursh, RosaceaeShrub      X     X        X    0.30
Solanum mauritianum scop., SolanaceaeHerb            X             0.30
Xanthium strumarium L., AsteraceaeHerb            X X           0.30
Prunus persica (L.) batsch var. persica, RosaceaeTree X    X     X X   X       0.29
Artemisia vulgaris L., AsteraceaeHerb            X             0.28
Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) Irwin & Barneby, FabaceaeTree          X X X   X       0.27
Acanthus montanus L., AcanthaceaeHerb            X X         X 0.26
Ruta graveolens L., RutaceaeTree            X        X    0.25
Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston., FabaceaeShrub          X X X           0.24
Canna indica L., CannaceaeHerb              X           0.23
Lantana camara L., VerbenaceaeShrub            X X           0.23
Melia azedarach L., MeliaceaeTree            X X   X  X    0.22
Capsicum Chinese L., SolanaceaeHerb      X     X        X    0.22
Prunus armeniaca L., RosaceaeTree      X                   0.22
Coriandrum sativum L., ApiaceaeHerb            X        X    0.21
Kalanchoe tubiflora (Harv.) Raym-Hamet, CrassulaceaeHerb            X X           0.19
Nerium oleander L., LamiaceaeShrub            X X           0.18
Nicotiana glauca Graham, SolanaceaeShrubX           X   X         0.18
Artemisia annua L., AsteraceaeHerb X          X             0.17
Pinus patula Shiede ex SchItdl & Cham, PinaceaeTree  X      X    X   X      X0.17
Nephrolepis exaltata (L.) Schott, NephrolepidaceaeHerb            X X           0.16
Anacardium occidentale L., AnacardiaceaeTree      X     X             0.15
Acacia dealbata link, FabaceaeTree  X      X                0.15
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench., PoaceaeGrass    X                     0.15
Acacia mearnsii de Wild, FabaceaeTree  X      XX            X  0.13
Euphorbia prostrata Aiton, EuphorbiaceaeHerb            X             0.12
Litchi chinensis Sonn., SapindaceaeTree      X                   0.12
Brassica juncea (L.) Czern, BrassicaceaeHerb            X           X 0.11
Ficus platypoda (Miq.) A.Cunn. ex miq., MoraceaeShrub      XX    X           X 0.11
Araujia sericifera Brot., ApocynaceaeShrub       X   X  X     X     0.09
Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi, AnacardiaceaeTree            X X           0.086
Rubus ellipticus Sm., RosaceaeShrub      X                   0.076
Vitis vinifera L., VitaceaeClimber      X                   0.076
Passiflora edulis sims, PassifloraceaeClimber      X                   0.073
Cardiospermum grandiflorum sw., SapindaceaeClimber            X             0.063
Hylocereus undatus (haw.) Britt. & rose, CactaceaeShrub      X                   0.063
Medicago sativa L., FabaceaeTree        X   X             0.063
Nymphaea mexicana Zucc., NymphaeaceaeHerb            X X           0.05
Rosmarinus officinalis L., LamiaceaeHerb            X        X    0.05
Symphytum officinale L., BoraginaceaeHerb     X      X      X      0.05
Datura ferox L., SolanaceaeHerb            X X         X 0.046
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth., FabaceaeShrub  X       X X X   X       0.046
Aframomum melegueta (Rox.) K.Schum., ZingiberaceaeHerb            X        X    0.04
Spathodea campanulata P.Beauv., BignoniaceaeTree              X   X       0.026
Brassica rapa L., BrassicaceaeHerb                        X 0.023
Campuloclinium macrocephalum (less.) DC., AsteraceaeHerb              X           0.016
Urtica dioica L., UrticaceaeHerb            X             0.016
Helianthus annuus L., AsteraceaeHerb             X            0.013
Argemone ochroleuca sweet, PapaveraceaeHerb            X             0.01
Chenopodium album L., AmaranthaceaeHerb            X             0.003
Chromolaena odorata (L.) king & robinson, AsteraceaeShrub            X             0.003
Cereus jamacaru DC, CactaceaeShrub              X           0.003
Lavandula angustifolia Mill., LamiaceaeHerb                     X    0.003
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de wit., FabaceaeTree            X             0.003
Lolium multiflorum Lam., PoaceaeHerb            X             0.003
Pyracantha angustifolia (franch.) C.K.Schneid., RosaceaeShrub            X             0.003
Sida spinosa L., MalvaceaeShrub            X             0.003
Datura stramonium L., SolanaceaeHerb            X X           0.003
Mentha spicata L., LamiaceaeHerb              X      X    0.001
A = divination, B = beverage, C = construction materials, Ca = carvings, Ce = edible grain and cereals, Cs = cosmetics, E = edible fruits, F = fibre, Fo = fodder, Fi = firewood, H = hedge, L = lubricant, M = medicines, O = oil, Or = ornamentals, P = perfume, R = recreational, Ro = edible roots, S = shade, Sh = shampoo, So = soap, Sp = spice, St = edible stems, T = tool handles, V = vegetables, and W = windbreak.